Something About September

Julia McKay is the pen name of Marissa Stapley, New York Times bestselling author of Reese's Book Club pick, Lucky (soon to be an AppleTV series), and The Lightning Bottles (S&S). Writing as Maggie Knox, she co-authored two holiday rom coms that have sold more than 129k, and together with Uzma Jalaluddin she co-authored Three Holidays and a Wedding.

Rebecca Macintosh has only returned to Bramley Hollow for holidays and short visits since she left more than a decade ago for university. But there was always something unfinished about this place. 
 
When Rebecca's beloved grandmother dies and leaves her McIntosh's Table, the cozy yet timeworn diner she came of age helping out in, along with the snug, memory-filled apartment above, Rebecca finds herself back in Bramley Hollow indefinitely. Shadows of the past linger in every creaking floorboard and weathered countertop, whispering stories of those who came before her. As the autumn wind rattles the windows, she wonders if the ghosts of her past are calling her home for good. 
 
But although Rebecca is grieving her grandmother and haunted by her past, being in Bramley Hollow feels like a breath of fresh air. But her funds are limited. She has just enough to fix up the diner for sale, then she'll have to head back to her life in the city. 
 
When she calls a local contracting business for help with the small diner renovation, her stomach tightens at the familiar voice on the other end: Cort Adams, the former football star and prom king, who she tutored in English to help him stay on the team. 
 
The moment he walks through the door of the diner and calls her 'Becca', she feels like she's seventeen again. Even all these years later, Cort still makes her heart race and her fantasies go into overdrive. But is the growing connection between them enough to keep Rebecca in Bramley Hollow for good?

Julia McKay

Swoony Christmas cowboy magic! This second chance love story crackles with chemistry and holiday cheer

Annabel Monaghan, bestselling author of Summer Romance

Scandals, betrayals, snowy horse rides, hot chocolate, and even hotter kisses—Christmas at the Ranch is a complicated love story, and the perfect holiday escape

Amanda Eyre Ward, New York Times bestselling author of The Jetsetters

Escapist, chemistry-fueled and with the perfect amount of Christmas magic, Christmas at the Ranch is the perfect book to whisk you away this holiday season

Emily Stone, author of Always in December

If you’re looking for a second chance holiday romance filled with heart, soul, and a sexy cowboy hero, look no further! You’ll want to bust this baby out every year

Codi Hall, author of There’s Something About Merry

Tender, transporting, and impossible to put down. Christmas at the Ranch is a heartwarming holiday escape filled with snow-dusted second chances, soulful romance, and the kind of magic that only comes when you return to the place that once held your heart. Julia McKay writes with so much charm—and this book is a winter dream

Chantel Guertin, bestselling author of It Happened One Christmas

Christmas at the Ranch is an emotional and romantic, snow-kissed love story about rediscovering your first love when it matters the most

Heidi McLaughlin, New York Times bestselling author of Forever My Girl

Julia McKay sets a swoony second-chance romance against the fairytale backdrop of a small-town horse ranch in winter. With plenty of chemistry and charm, as well as a cast of quirky locals, Christmas at the Ranch is a funny, warm, and cozy holiday read.

Jennifer Whiteford, author of Make Me a Mixtape  

In this heartwarming holiday romance, McKay delivers plenty of small-town charm and some adorable equine moments along with a message of love and forgiveness that is welcome all year round.

She hasn’t been in love in ten years, but she’s about to get back in the saddle. 
 
With the holidays around the corner and her father recently imprisoned for financial fraud, disgraced journalist Emory Oakes doesn’t know where to turn. She’s only certain of one thing: she needs to get away. 
 
Fate takes the wheel, leaving her stranded in snowy Evergreen, the picturesque town where she spent her happiest Christmas as a teen – and chronicled every moment in her journal as she fell in love with handsome local, Tate Wilder, at his family’s idyllic horse ranch – until it all went wrong. 
 
Emory isn’t ready to face Tate, but kismet and Christmas magic have other ideas. As the love they’ve denied for a decade rekindles, the betrayals that kept them apart resurface and Emory's family scandal reaches the small town. Even still, Tate Wilder and his ranch feel more like home than anywhere ever has. Will Emory and Tate’s alchemy fizzle, or will their Christmas wishes come true?

Julia McKay

Praise for Christmas at the Ranch

Swoony Christmas cowboy magic! This second chance love story crackles with chemistry and holiday cheer

Scandals, betrayals, snowy horse rides, hot chocolate, and even hotter kisses—Christmas at the Ranch is a complicated love story, and the perfect holiday escape

Escapist, chemistry-fueled and with the perfect amount of Christmas magic, Christmas at the Ranch is the perfect book to whisk you away this holiday season

Swoony Christmas cowboy magic! This second chance love story crackles with chemistry and holiday cheer

Scandals, betrayals, snowy horse rides, hot chocolate, and even hotter kisses—Christmas at the Ranch is a complicated love story, and the perfect holiday escape

Escapist, chemistry-fueled and with the perfect amount of Christmas magic, Christmas at the Ranch is the perfect book to whisk you away this holiday season

Swoony Christmas cowboy magic! This second chance love story crackles with chemistry and holiday cheer

Scandals, betrayals, snowy horse rides, hot chocolate, and even hotter kisses—Christmas at the Ranch is a complicated love story, and the perfect holiday escape

Escapist, chemistry-fueled and with the perfect amount of Christmas magic, Christmas at the Ranch is the perfect book to whisk you away this holiday season

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