A Christmas Bride: A Sweet Historical Western Romance (Crest Stone Mail-Order Brides Book 8) by Cat Cahill

He didn’t plan on getting a wife for Christmas . . .The last thing Liam Hannan expected was a bride for Christmas, particularly one whose brother is the town marshal. Liam never meant to place that advertisement, so when Tilly Wright arrives and expects to marry him, all he can do is let her down gently. But when the only way out of a potentially scandalous situation is marriage, they find themselves starting a life together.Tilly finally has everything she’s wanted—a husband and a life in a new, exciting town. Crest Stone is a welcoming place, and she finds herself quickly making new friends and preparing for Christmas. If only she could prove to Liam that their marriage is something he should be happy about, everything would be perfect.Just as Liam begins to find a love he never knew he needed in Tilly, a man from his past arrives in Crest Stone and Liam’s carefully rebuilt business comes under threat. If he can’t find a way out of a situation he never intended to put himself into, he’ll lose everything—his dream of owning a hotel, his reputation in Crest Stone, his friends . . . and Tilly.