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Works by Cathy Gillen Thacker

Temporary Santa (Baby's First Christmas/ Unlikely Santa) (2003) — Contributor — 31 copies
Guilty as Sin (1994) 28 copies
A Baby in the Bunkhouse (2008) 25 copies
Santa's Texas Lullaby (2005) 22 copies
Dr. Cowboy (1999) 21 copies
A Cowboy Kind of Daddy (1999) 20 copies
The Rancher Next Door (1979) 19 copies
The Bride Said, "Surprise!" (2001) 19 copies
Mommy for Hire (2009) 18 copies
The Bride Said, "I Did?" (2000) 17 copies
Blame It on Texas (2006) 17 copies
A Laramie, Texas Christmas (2006) 17 copies
The Gentleman Rancher (2008) 17 copies
Heart's Journey (1985) 17 copies
From Texas, With Love (2007) 17 copies
The Ultimate Texas Bachelor (2005) 17 copies
The Heiress (2003) 17 copies
A Cowboy to Marry (2011) 17 copies
A Cowboy's Woman (1999) 16 copies
The Devlin Dare (1986) 15 copies
A Baby by Chance (2000) 15 copies
Snowbound Bride (1998) 15 copies
Found: One Baby (2009) 15 copies
Just Add Children (3-in-1) (1995) 15 copies
The Secret Seduction (2004) 15 copies
Hot Chocolate Honeymoon (1998) 15 copies
Plain Jane's Secret Life (2004) 15 copies
Hannah's Baby (2008) 14 copies
Honeymoon for Hire (1992) 14 copies
A Texas Wedding Vow (2006) 14 copies
His Marriage Bonus (2002) 14 copies
A Mommy for Christmas (2009) 13 copies
My Secret Wife (2002) 13 copies
Wildcat Cowboy (1999) 13 copies
The Long, Hot Texas Summer (2013) 13 copies
Twice and for Always (2003) 13 copies
A Baby for Mommy (2009) 12 copies
The Texas Lawman's Woman (2013) 12 copies
Heaven Shared (1986) 12 copies
Tangled Web (1991) 12 copies
Guardian Angel (1987) 11 copies
The Inherited Twins (2008) 11 copies
Matchmaking Baby (1995) 11 copies
One Man's Folly (1989) 11 copies
The Reluctant Texas Rancher (2012) 10 copies
Taking Over the Tycoon (2003) 10 copies
Their Instant Baby (2002) 10 copies
The Secret Wedding Wish (2004) 10 copies
Wanted: One Mommy (2010) 10 copies
Her Secret Valentine (2005) 10 copies
The Texas Wildcatter's Baby (2014) 10 copies
It's Only Temporary (1990) 10 copies
Slalom to Terror (1990) 10 copies
The Baby Game (2-in-1) (2000) 10 copies
Miss Charlotte Surrenders (1994) 9 copies
The Cowboy's Mistress (1992) 9 copies
Her Bachelor Challenge (2002) 8 copies
The Mommy Proposal (2010) 8 copies
Her Cowboy Daddy (2011) 8 copies
Fatal Amusement (1988) 8 copies
One Wild Texas (2011) 8 copies
The Texas Christmas Gift (2013) 7 copies
The Twin Proposal (2021) 7 copies
A Shotgun Wedding (1995) 7 copies
Daddy Christmas (1995) 7 copies
A Family to Cherish (1986) 7 copies
Dream Spinners (1988) 7 copies
Baby on the Doorstep (1994) 7 copies
One Hot Cowboy (1997) 6 copies
Promise Me Today (1984) 6 copies
Meant to Be (1990) 6 copies
A Private Passion (1985) 6 copies
Rogue's Bargain (1987) 6 copies
The Ranch Stud (1996) 5 copies
Home Free (1992) 5 copies
Western Rogues (2-in-1) (2002) 5 copies
Daddy to the Rescue (1994) 5 copies
Fiancé for Sale (1993) 5 copies
Make Room for Baby (1998) 5 copies
Family Affair (1988) 5 copies
Love Potion #5 (1994) 5 copies
The Maverick Marriage (1996) 4 copies
The Texas Valentine Twins (2017) 4 copies
Beguiled Again (1993) 4 copies
Reach for the Stars (1985) 4 copies
Embrace Me, Love (1985) 4 copies
Too Many Moms (1994) 4 copies
Father of the Bride (1991) 4 copies
Lifetime Guarantee (1989) 4 copies
The Cowboy's Bride (1996) 4 copies
Their Texas Triplets (2021) 3 copies
Perfect Match (1988) 3 copies
The Wildfire Trace (1984) 3 copies
Runaway Lone Star Bride (2014) 3 copies
An Unexpected Family (1991) 2 copies
Touch of Fire (1983) 2 copies
Kidnapping Nick (1993) 2 copies
Anything's Possible (1992) 2 copies
Cowboys and Babies Bundle (3/6-in-1) (2014) — Author — 1 copy
What Happens in Texas (2009) 1 copy
Island of Desire (1982) 1 copy
Natural Touch (1988) 1 copy

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The Christmas letters of the title barely feature here, they’re just the kicking off point rather than integrated throughout the story, which was a little disappointing as I’d hoped they would add something different to the story.

Bess and Jack are longtime friends, he’s a widower with three daughters, finally ready to move on romantically only for whatever reason he doesn’t come right out and tell Bess she’s the one he wants to move on with, so Bess who’s been in love with him forever, believes the best she can get with him is a no strings affair until Christmas.

That no strings affair led to this being much heavier on sex scenes than I generally expect in Harlequin’s Special Edition books, the frequency here was more on par with what the old Blaze line of novels used to be. I don’t mind explicit sex scenes, but I did feel like at least some of those pages would have been better used to develop the emotional side of their relationship instead, for so-called friends these two were terrible at communicating with one another, particularly towards the end. Plus, an overabundance of sex scenes becomes tricky when one of the characters is a single parent, between spending his days as a surgeon and his nights at Bess’s having sex, at a certain point I started to wonder if Jack spent more than ten minutes a day with his girls. There’s something appealing about a good, attentive dad, not so much a dad consistently pawning the kids off on their nanny.
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SJGirl | 2 other reviews | Dec 5, 2022 |
I enjoyed this romance and I bought it at a local library sale. I voluntarily chose to review this story and I gave this a 4.5* rating. This is not for the under 18 readers but it had parts that were funny and parts that were serious. Lots going on in this small town and you get pulled along for the ride. It was an enjoyable weekend read. This is an older book so I don't know how available it is now.
½
 
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NancyLuebke | Aug 6, 2022 |
kind of ho hum. Never really got into the characters. Read the first half, skimmed the second.
 
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