Item: The Doc's Holiday Homecoming
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The Doc’s Holiday Homecoming by Virginia McCullough (Back to Adelaide Creek Book 2) | Book Review ~Excerpt ~ Etsy Gift Card Giveaway

Clean Contemporary Romance

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Book Details

The Doc's Holiday Homecoming by Virginia McCullough
Series: Back to Adelaide Creek, #2, #2
Published by Harlequin Heartwarming on November 29, 2022
Genres: Clean Romance, Contempoary Romance
Format: eBook, Paperback
Pages: 249

Could her closed heart…

Still have room for him?

Olivia Donoghue’s life has turned a corner. The radiologist’s eleven-year-old daughter is finally healthy, and she just moved to her best friend’s dreamy hometown of Adelaide Creek, Wyoming. If only her friend’s prodigal brother, Jeff Stanhope, wasn’t complicating matters. It's clear Jeff's kindness knows no bounds, having taken in his late roommate's teenage son and also offering her a cabin to stay in, but Olivia’s heart is already full…and safe. Is the former rancher worth the risk?

From Harlequin Heartwarming: Wholesome stories of love, compassion, and belonging.

Back to Adelaide Creek

Book 1: The Rancher's Wyoming Twins
Book 2: The Doc's Holiday Homecoming

Source: Goddess Fish Promotions, Received from the author or publisher for review.

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Excerpt from The Doc’s Holiday Homecoming

Talk about a first impression gone wrong. Please, give her the previous five minutes back, and Olivia would start over and do much, much better. As she watched Jeff walk away, she resolved that from now on, she’d watch her tongue when it came to his relationship with Heather. As was only right, she’d leave that to the two of them.

At the same time, she might have known Jillian would plunge right into a conversation with Jeff about horses. In her daughter’s mind, Heather’s legendary horse-loving brother was a kindred spirit. Maybe it was inevitable that Jillian end up a girl devoted to horses and riding, but not when her body was still recovering from the effects of chemotherapy. Even if the assault to her body wasn’t obvious to the untrained eye, Olivia had absorbed almost too much information about what chemo could do to a child.

Then there was Jeff himself. Olivia had seen photos and even his mother’s paintings of him done over a period of years. No way had those images prepared Olivia for the real guy. They hadn’t done him justice, not even close. He had a presence about him that went beyond his thick dark hair and deep-set eyes that brought to mind luscious dark chocolate. With his wide shoulders and muscular arms, he had a body sculpted by the physical work of ranching or more recently, crewing on trawlers and freighters.

Olivia had expected him to be more as Heather described him, still hardened and bitter about losing his family’s legacy, this very ranch. If those old feelings were still a part of Jeff, he wasn’t showing them at the moment. At least not today, and not with Carson nearby. Whatever. It wasn’t her job to analyze any of this. His feelings about this ranch and his former home were completely irrelevant.

She had formed an opinion that would guide all her dealings with the man. No matter how friendly, even charming Jeff Stanhope might be, he was a runner. A man who ran away from anything that smacked of responsibility. Like her dad. And Jillian’s father. She didn’t need a third runner messing up her life.

Excerpt provided by the author/publisher for use in this post.

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My thoughts on The Doc’s Holiday Homecoming

The Doc’s Holiday Homecoming is a standalone story in Virginia McCollugh’s Back to Adelaide Creek series.

A clean, heartwarming romance, the uplifting tale of Jeff and Olivia is the perfect book for the holidays.

It’s full of interesting characters and situations. Jeff is a loner trying to make amends to his sister, Heather, for letting distance grow between them and Olivia is overprotective while her young daughter is in remission from Leukemia.

The themes of friendship and found family add so much to the storyline. You can read it as a straight-up entertaining romance or delve deeper into the many thought-provoking themes present in the story.

This is the first book I’ve read from author Virginia McCullough. I’m very impressed with her storytelling skills. She tempts the reader with just the right amount of tension, romance, and plot lines to keep you turning the pages until the very end.

I received a digital copy of the book for a Goddess Fish promotional tour. This review is my honest, unbiased opinion.

I received a copy of the book for the tour. This review is my honest, unbiased opinion.

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About Virginia McCullough

Virginia McCullough is thrilled to share her eighth Harlequin Heartwarming release with readers. The Doc’s Holiday Homecoming, available November 29th, is the second book in her Back to Adelaide Creek series. Like all of Virginia’s romances, this holiday story comes straight from the heart and features characters who could be your neighbors and friends struggling with everyday life issues.

Born and raised in Chicago, Virginia spent years as a ghostwriter, producing more than one hundred books for physicians, business owners, professional speakers, and many others with information to share or a story to tell.

She’s moved around a lot, and a few years ago, she landed in Green Bay, Wisconsin, where she enjoys hanging out with other romance writers, walking on trails, and downing mugs of dark roast at local coffeehouses.

Her other award-winning romance and women’s fiction titles include The Jacks of Her Heart, Amber Light, and The Chapels on the Hill. Virginia is always working on another story about hope, healing, and second chances.

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