Lindsay McKenna pens a delightful tale in Christmas Angel. Kyle Anderson comes home to see his lifelong friend and love, Anna Campbell. Anna was in a car accident and has a stage-three concussion. Kyle got medical leave from his Navy SEAL unit to see her through recovery. Seven years ago, he walked away from Anna when she refused to marry him. He is just now learning the hardships she survived over those seven years. He's here now to make up for being away. Can they reclaim what they once had? Or will he walk away again because, as he once told Anna, the SEALs are his life?

In Unexpected Gift, by Delores Fossen, Captain Gabe Brenner comes home on leave from the Air Force to deliver a Christmas gift and message to Kelly Coburn from her brother Ross. Gabe gets an unexpected surprise when he learns Kelly has a three-month-old baby -- his baby. A year ago, he and Kelly had a one-night-stand and Noel was the result. However, Kelly never told Gabe, nor her brother, who is also due home in a few days. Gabe and Ross have been best friends since preschool. How are they going to break the news to Ross, and what is Gabe going to do to make this right?

CPO Ian Cairn returns from Afghanistan with his best buddy's military working dog, Integrity, in Navy Joy by Geri Krotow. A sniper killed his best friend and Ian inherited the dog. Now he has to find a place that will allow him to keep Integrity. That place happens to belong to Wendi Cooper, a veterinarian who just inherited her sister's little girl Emma when Emma's parents were killed in a car accident. Ian and Wendi are both grieving their losses, while Integrity and Emma find a common bond in both being orphans. Will their tragedies lead them to find joy this Christmas?

Harlequin brings us three enchanting Christmas novellas in COMING HOME FOR CHRISTMAS. Lindsay McKenna, Delores Fossen and Geri Krotow all speak from experience, being former military themselves. These heartwarming stories truly come from their hearts. Each of their main characters is strong and realistic. Being novellas, the plots moved along quickly, but it does not take away from these endearing stories, perfect for a good Christmas read.

Book Summary

Three stories salute the romance of holiday homecomings

Christmas Angel by Lindsay McKenna

When Navy SEAL Kyle Anderson gets a call saying Anna Campbell needs him, he doesn't think twice. On the Montana ranch where they grew up, holiday magic permeates every acre, kindling long-awaited love. But will duty trump desire?

Unexpected Gift by Delores Fossen

Tailed by a camera crew, Air Force Captain Gabe Brenner returns to Texas to deliver a Christmas message to his best friend's sister Kelly Coburn. But she's had her own delivery: beautiful baby Noel…Gabe's daughter.

Navy Joy by Geri Krotow

Chief Petty Officer Ian Cairne arrives stateside for Christmas with a four-legged friend: his late buddy's military service dog. Fortunately, the beautiful town vet Wendi Cooper is willing to take this odd couple into her home—and her heart.

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Author Note

DEAR READER:

It was a delight and honor to be part of this very special Christmas book for several reasons. Harlequin chose women authors who were in the military to write these three military romance novellas you will read in this book. They include Lindsay McKenna (US Navy), Delores Fossen (US Air Force) and Geri Krotow (US Navy).

I was in the US Navy as an AG3 (weather forecaster) and had created the military genre in 1983 with Captive of Fate, Silhouette Special Edition. My other two sister writers, Delores Fossen, US Air Force, and Geri Krotow, US Navy, are also military vets, so the readers are getting the real deal. The novellas will have a uniqueness that no one else can produce because we were in the military and understand how it works from the inside out. We’re able to lend an insider’s knowledge to the novellas as a result.

Secondly, with the drawdown and our heroic military men and women finally coming home from Afghanistan, it makes our stories all the more heart-rending and poignant. Delores, Geri and myself know what it’s like to be stationed somewhere else in the world when the holidays hit. And it’s a very lonely time for everyone because of the separation involved. To be home at Christmas is the single most important holiday a military person yearns to be home for and celebrate. And so often, it doesn’t happen. The sacrifices our military people make are often and many.

To our military personnel, thank you for your service, your hours alone overseas, so far away from your home and family. And equally, let’s praise those wives/husbands and children who also make those sacrifices in different ways when their loved one is so far away from them. It’s hard on everyone. Just know that you are NOT forgotten by any of these military women vets and authors here at Harlequin. Hooyah!

There are three novellas in this November 1, 2014 release.

Christmas Angel by Lindsay McKenna When Navy SEAL Kyle Anderson gets a call saying Anna Campbell needs him, he doesn’t think twice. On the Montana ranch where they grew up, holiday magic permeates every acre, kindling long-awaited love. But will cut trump desire?

Unexpected Gift by Delores Fossen Tailed by a camera crew Air Force Captain Gabe Brenner returns to Texas to deliver a Christmas message to his best friend’s sister Kelly Coburn. But she’s had her own delivery: a beautiful baby Noel…Gabe’s daughter.

Navy Joy by Geri Krotow Chief Patty Officer Ian Cairne arrives stateside for Christmas with a four-legged friend: his late buddy’s military service dog. Fortunately the beautiful town vet Wendi Cooper is willing to take this odd couple into her home—and her heart.

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