ChristieThe new school teacher who feels alone and is adjusting to small town life and meets the Grumpy deputy who has a past he needs help to deal with Christmasa rusty puppy and a pretty woman leads to life changes Jenna Brandt A sweet small town Christian romance Small towns sometimes equal small minds Gossip hurts Pleasant tale that takes place during the Christmas season I don t celebrate Christmas but that didn t keep me from enjoying the romance Thanks to the author for providing a copy My review is voluntary Jenna Brandt A cheery teacher makes it her mission to bring Christmas spirit to a grumpy deputy He had a devastating loss and she is not sure if she will break through But her spirit brings happiness to the deputy and he realizes he has a new lease on life Jenna Brandt A sad story where Mark Deputy Sheriff lost his wife and son due to A car crash Christie moving to Sweet Bloom from LA CA because her mom passed away These two were made for each other I can sympathize with these two especially Mark it s hard to lose the love of your life A great read with a HEA Jenna Brandt Great Christmas Series I m so enjoying this series and getting to know all the characters of Sweet Bloom I do enjoyed Mark and Christie s story These two needed each other and are perfect together Throw in a puppy and a sweet kid and you get a captivating read that I read straight through Jenna Brandt Jenna Brandt is an international bestselling and award winning author who writes historical and contemporary romance Her historical books span from Victorian to Western eras and all her books have elements of romance suspense and faith She has her own best selling historical series Window to the Heart Saga and Civil War Brides as well as contemporary series Billionaires of Manhattan and Second Chance Islands Additionally she has created two best selling multi author series The Lawkeepers and Disaster City Search and Rescue based off the life of her husband in law enforcement as well as Border Brides and Playing for Keeps Both of her books Waiting on the Billionaire and Lawfully Treasured were voted into the Top 50 Indie Books of Jenna Brandt is an international bestselling and award winning author who writes historical and contemporary romance Her historical books span from Victorian to Western eras and all her books have elements of romance suspense and faith She has her own best selling historical series Window to the Heart Saga and Civil War Brides as well as contemporary series Billionaires of Manhattan and Second Chance Islands Additionally she has created two best selling multi author series The Lawkeepers and Disaster City Search and Rescue based off the life of her husband in law enforcement as well as Border Brides and Playing for Keeps Both of her books Waiting on the Billionaire and Lawfully Treasured were voted into the Top 50 Indie Books of 2018 on Readfreely. com She has been an avid reader since she could hold a book and started writing stories almost as early She has been published in several newspapers as well as edited for multiple papers She graduated with her Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Bethany College and was the Editor in Chief of the newspaper while there Her first blog was published on The Mighty website Yahoo Parenting and The Grief Toolbox as well as featured on the ABC News CNN Health and Good Morning America websites She s also a member of the American Christian Fiction Writers ACFW association Writing is her passion but Jenna also enjoys date nights with her hubby cooking from scratch watching movies on Netflix reading books by her author friends and engaging in social media with her readers Jenna s three young daughters keep her busy with Girl Scout activities going to the mall and playing at the park where they live in the Central Valley of California Jenna summers on the Golden Central Coast where she finds endless inspiration for her romance books She is also active in her local church where she volunteers on their first impressions team site_link A grumpy deputy struggling to find his Christmas spirit after a tragic loss a new school teacher trying to fit in and an adorable puppy that brings them together Mark Phillips has no intentions of celebrating Christmas ever again Not after the tragedy that ruined his family forever His chip on his shoulder suits him just fine and makes everyone in town know better than to cross him That is until he has a run in with the new teacher in town and her adorable pup She seems determined to bring sunshine into his life whether he wants it or not Christie Wilcox s having a hard time fitting in at her new job not to mention the small town she moved to To help cure her loneliness she gets a puppy as an early Christmas gift for herself He might be the cutest thing she s ever seen but he seems determined to embarrass her all over town The worst is when her golden retriever runs smack into the grumpy deputy everyone s told her to avoid But something about him makes her want to get past his prickly demeanor to see what lies beneath Will Mark stop punishing everyone else for his heartbreak Will Christie help Mark find his Christmas cheer again And will they both find the love they were never looking for just in time for the holidays A Gift for Her Grumpy Deputy is book five in the Love in Sweet Bloom romance series A Gift For Her Grumpy Deputy Love in Sweet Bloom 6 Christie and Mark are both facing Christmas without their loved ones but they tackle it in opposite ways She s pulling out all the stops even if she sheds a tear along the way He tries to hide away from it all but his job requires he be at the town events There is plenty of small town drama and tension through his job to pull the couple apart but is there enough to pull them together This is my voluntary review of a copy I received from the author Jenna Brandt Oh Mark it took me a bit but I feel so bad for him Tory live in a small town and have tragedy strike you is like having two strikes Small towns can rally around a person and they can gossip til the cows come home pushing a person away Christie is an absolute miracle to this small town She is the new teacher in town and is struck my Mark s grumpiness she makes it her mission to bring joy into his life it was a very solid sweet story of learning to move forward forgive yourself and ignore town gossip I enjoyed how the struggle was real and the friendship was one that had to be worked on Watching them get to know one another was inspiring for both of them Jenna Brandt This was a cute Christmas story We fall back into Sweet BloomTexas for this dual povclean romance This story is part of a multi author series but can be read as a stand alone I love the opposites attract trope in this story While personality wise Christie and Mark are polar opposites we see them connect from a place of loss There are definitely hurdles that both have to overcome but together they can Even though this book has some serious moments we have Doodle to provide some comedic relief Jenna Brandt There is nothing better than reading a sweet Christmas book in the heat of the summer This book had some sweet moments and some teary moments as well Deputy Mark Phillips had a tragic loss in his life that happened at Christmas This tragedy has completely stolen his Christmas spirit and in fact has completely stolen his joy in life He is known around the small town of Sweet Bloom as the Grumpy Deputy Most of the town has given up on Mark which is sad in and of itself His walls seems insurmountable for those around him. Christie Wilcox has recently moved to Sweet Bloom She is teaching at the local elementary school She is an outsider so she has not been embraced by some people in the town She has suffered a loss as well which makes this move all that much harder for her However she has chosen joy Once she meets Mark and learns of his past she makes it her mission to make him smile She sees walls that can be broken down and vows to knock them down. This sweet romance will tug on your heart strings as these two characters try to get to know each other The local gossips in town are not helping the situation either You will fall in love with Christie s new puppy Doodle Doodle is adorable and causes havoc and chaos everywhere he goes but he also brings sunshine and smiles This book will make you wish for Christmas and all of the happiness that comes along with it It is another great installment in the Love in Sweet Bloom series that will leave you smiling. Thank you to the author for this ARC I am leaving this review voluntarily Jenna Brandt There s nothing like a holiday book in June I loved feeling the Christmas spirit the last 2 days This was a beautiful book about loss love friendship and healing I had such a great time getting to know Mark a. a Deputy Grinch and Christie Mark had some loss to over come and it was beautiful to watch how Christie and Doodle The Golden Retriever dog helped him heal This is part of a series but it reads as a standalone I would definitely recommend this beautiful holiday story that will make you heart happy and make you have some good laughs along the way. Thanks Jenna Brandt for allowing me to read this ARC for my honest opinion Jenna Brandt