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A Match Made at Christmas Kindle Edition

by Julia Ridgmont (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 90 ratings
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A young astronomer, a seemingly old maid, and an orphaned baby. By the time Christmas arrives, will they be a real family?

Arizona Territory - 1895

At age twenty, Deborah Hunter is discovering that approaching spinsterhood isn't the horrible prospect her mother has led her to believe. She wants more in life than just marriage and babies. But when the new astronomer in their small town of Pine Ridge suddenly becomes the guardian to his nine-month-old nephew, Deborah is called on to provide assistance. As she reluctantly accepts, little does she know she's about to start the adventure of her life by becoming part of a ready-made family. Helping his boss find the perfect location to build his revolutionary new observatory isn't as easy as Jacob Bryers, a young astronomer, thought it would be. Not only are some of the residents of Pine Ridge against the idea, but he's suddenly been thrust into fatherhood and knows very little about taking care of a baby. Even worse, his faith has grown cold. When Deborah Hunter steps in at just the right moment, she offers more than her help. She offers hope.

But there's a new problem.

While fighting feelings of attraction for each other, the baby's wealthy grandparents show up on Jacob's doorstep and want to take the baby back into their possession. A marriage of convenience seems the best solution. Can something that started out so simple turn into more? Jacob and Deborah will need a Christmas miracle--or two--to heal their hearts and help them forge a new love.

Let your heart be touched by the magic of Christmas as you read this Christian historical western romance that demonstrates faith and the determination to meet life's challenges, and brings love back into a cold heart..
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    November 14, 2018
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07KK71F8F
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 14, 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1908 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 140 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 90 ratings

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Julia Ridgmont

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Before becoming a wife and mother to six children, Julia Ridgmont grew up in the American West, attending Northern Arizona University and earning a degree in education. She enjoys weaving the country’s rich history into riveting tales full of romance and intrigue.

Follow Julia as she unveils heroes whose strength and courage are only surpassed by their tenderness, and heroines who hide their lonely hearts with a cover of steel. It will take overcoming insurmountable odds and an iron will for them to find a love that lasts forever. Good thing they have Julia to help them along.

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4.5 out of 5 stars
4.5 out of 5
90 global ratings

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AvId ReAdEr
5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely
Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2023
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Loved this sweet romance. It was short and sweet but also just enough blend of history and romance that isn't was satisfying. Even though the way they got together didn't seem real, life was different then and this could have absolutely happened. The slow burn was well done.
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Ellen Oceanside
4.0 out of 5 stars How Love Came
Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2020
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Jacob losing his older sister, and now has a nine month old nephew to raise. He needs to work on his project, and needing help. Her mother volunteers her daughter for the week. There went her plans of helping with the Christian pageant, and having something different then helping with siblings and chores at home, Good enjoyable story of love and a family that came to be.
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Erralee
5.0 out of 5 stars Christmas historical romance
Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2020
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This is a good clean Christmas story that is set in 1895 in the Arizona Territory. I loved the way this story is written and the historical note in the back of this story us interesting. I loved reading about Jacob and Deborah's story; they have a a lot to go through in a short time. I was into this story within the first few pages and just could not put this story down. I just love a good christmas romance.
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Sherry Cremer
5.0 out of 5 stars Great clean historical story
Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2022
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Another hit for Julia Ridgmont!
Wonderful historical story set in the Arizona territory. I found the story and characters well written and easy to follow, and very interesting.
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P Gonser
5.0 out of 5 stars Sweet inspirational romance
Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2018
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This was a heartwarming romance with endearing characters and an engaging plot. I liked the surprise of where the maps were finally found, and also the compromise with the grandparents.
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AA Carling
4.0 out of 5 stars Heartwarming
Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2018
I enjoyed A Match Made at Christmas. It was a sweet love story of a simpler time, when two people opened their hearts to one another, despite being brought together through a tragic happenstance. The story moved quickly, and I the small town setting added to the nostalgic appeal. A perfect warm-fuzzy story to cuddle up with this winter!
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Lara C
5.0 out of 5 stars Clean, sweet Christmas love story
Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2018
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This was a great, short, clean read. I liked the characters and I thought their development was very good, especially for a shorter story. I definitely recommend this book!
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L. Gross
5.0 out of 5 stars Clean Christmas Christian Romance
Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2018
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Jacob, suddenly the guardian of his baby nephew, needs help. Deborah has been volunteered by her mother. While maintaining social standards of the day, she comes to Jacob's aid, until her hot headed father pushes the issue, and suddenly a whole new situation is created.

This was an enjoyable Clean Christmas Christian romance. I am grateful that there are clean options like this available.
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