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December 6th
Reviewed by Donna
TITLE: Ranger Station Haven
SERIES: 2016 Dreamspinner Press Advent Calendar – Bah Humbug
AUTHOR: S.A. Stovall
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 47 Pages
RELEASE DATE: December 1, 2016
BLURB:
Federal park ranger Carter Williams dislikes kids almost as much as he dislikes Christmas. He chose his career to escape human contact, not embrace it. And no matter how much his husband Owen tries to sway his opinion, Carter is a grump who would rather ignore the holiday. Owen’s efforts are put on hold, however, when they get a call about six missing foster kids lost in the park.
Christmas Eve takes a turn for the worse when Owen injures himself rescuing the children. Stranded in a snowstorm until dawn, Carter has to keep Owen awake and healthy while simultaneously watching six runaways. What he thinks is a nightmare come to life is actually a beautiful gift in disguise—the kids transform the ranger station into a Christmas wonderland. And before it’s all said and done, they might transform Carter’s heart as well—if he can keep his bah humbug attitude in check.
REVIEW:
Could this story have been any darn cuter?! As the blurb tells us, this is the story of married ranger partners, Carter and Owen, who are as different as day and night. Carter is definitely not a people person. He loves his job because he gets to spend so much time away from any other human contact – except of course for his beloved husband, Owen. He has no interest in celebrating Christmas, although he does certainly enjoy Owen’s sexy attempts to lure him into the spirit of things. When they get the call that six children have run away into the park, just as a snow storm is due to hit, they set out into the cold knowing that they themselves may be in danger. When Owen is injured while rescuing the kids, Carter finds himself stuck with a bed ridden husband and a whole bunch of children he has no idea how to handle. But it’s just till morning, right? So what could possibly happen in such a short period of time?
I’m a sucker for Christmas stories and stories that manage to cram in a whole lot of cute children. So this book was kind of a no brainer when it came to dividing up these advent calendar stories. It had to be mine! The author did a fabulous job of balancing just the right amount of bah humbug with holiday miracle sweetness. Carter was a hilarious grump rather than being a mean bastard. I loved the nicknames that he came up with to use on the kids, rather than bother learning their names. Owen was a nice contrast to Carter, with his crazy excitement over celebrating their Christmas Eve Eve. Christmas totally starts on Christmas Eve Eve. It was great to see a fellow holiday devotee. The children were a fun and loveable part of the story and kudos to the author for including six of them into a short story without overwhelming the reader.
This is the first story that I’ve read from the Advent Calendar this year, but it was certainly a great place to start.
RATING: 
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Ranger Carter sounds almost as bad as I am, lol. Thank you for the review; I admit to overlook this one among the other AC stories – so, thank you for putting it on my radar. 🙂
This story sounds great. Thank you for the review. I need to add this one to my wishlist.
Thank you for the review, Donna. It certainly sounds like a cute story. I’ll add it to my TBR list!
Another must read when I get it, seen some good comments about this one.
I’ve read this one and loved it.
As a mother of five (who are only 8 yrs apart from oldest to youngest) I almost feel sorry for Carter. Mind you, that won’t stop me getting the book as soon as funds allow so I can laugh at all the things I no longer have to worry about 😀
S.A. Stovall is a new author to me and I enjoyed blurb and thank you for the review.
I bought this when DSP had the $ 0.99 event! Now I can’t wait to read it. Thanks for the review…
sounds good
Sounds like a nice read, it will be fun to see how Carter will handle being stranded wiith 6 children 🙂
This one sounds incredibly fun!
Sounds like a winner. Thank you for the review =)
This sounds absolutely adorable and like a great read. This will most definately be going on my christmas TBR. Thank you for the review!
Thank you for the review! I enjoy stories about established couples and this sounds like a good one.
I like this kind of stories!