Colorado Christmas Carol
by Diana Palmer

A true-blue Texas cowboy, a talented Colorado cook with a story to tell, and the romance of Christmas are a surefire recipe for surprises of the heart in this sweetly sexy tale set against the rugged, majestic landscape ofNew York Timesbestselling author Diana Palmer'sColorado Country . . .

Estelle "Essa" Grancy loves her job as cook at small-town Benton's homey, local hotel, especially during the holidays. She loves the people she works with, too---all the more since, at 23, she's alone in the world. Still, as an aspiring mystery novelist, Essa wants more out of life. And when a gruff---exasperatingly handsome---Texan lands at the hotel, she just might find it . . .

Duke Marsten is on the trail of a crime suspect, but when he tracks down his precocious young daughter in Essa's kitchen, he finds something far more mysterious: outspoken, clever, undeniably intriguing Essa. They clash immediately, and yet. . . . Love is a puzzle, even for a PI---but together, they just might be able to put the pieces together and write their very own love story, for many Christmases to come . . .

Diana Palmer's Bio

New York Times bestselling author Diana Palmer, AKA Susan Spaeth Kyle, was born in Cuthbert, Georgia, the eldest daughter of William and Eloise Spaeth. She and her younger sister, Dannis, were raised in Chamblee, where Susan graduated from Chamblee High School in 1964. The family moved to Cornelia, Georgia, in 1965. Susan married James Kyle in 1972. They have a son, Blayne, who is married to the former Christina Clayton. They are both graduates of Piedmont College in Demorest, Georgia. They live in Tennessee and have a daughter, Selena Marie Kyle, born in February, 2009. In 1991, Susan returned to college and graduated Summa Cum Laude from Piedmont College in Demorest, Georgia, in 1995. She continues to work on her master's degree in history as time permits. Her first novel as Diana Palmer was published in 1979. She has over 115 novels in print. She has written historical novels as well as contemporary romance, and has produced science fiction, with her novel THE MORCAI BATTALION appearing in hardcover in 2007. Susan's hobbies are gardening, knitting, crocheting, astronomy, archaeology, and animals. She has dogs, cats, birds and lizards.