Book excerpt: Christmas is a special time on the Forbes Ranch on the Central Coast of California. In three Christmas Eve stories set on the ranch we find cowboy supermodel Riley Forbes meeting Elle McAndrews for the first time for a Christmas Hookup, Elle’s assistant Devon Marsh is having a Christmas in Hell stuck in the rain with cowboy Jared Abbott, and Devon’s brother Brad makes a wish on a star but it’s Anne-Marie Reston who finds a way to make both their Christmas Wishes come true.