It was supposed to be a family vacation. That's why Dr. Adam Varner grabbed his brood and hit the road, hoping to find a way to reconnect with his daughters and son. On the way, he rescues stranded pet sitter Brenna Pierce…and feels another kind of connection. And then there's the amazing way she's bonding with his kids.

Brenna didn't come home to her small Georgia town looking for a family. In fact, the Mistletoe native is a lot more comfortable relating to pets. And, appealing as she finds the sexy surgeon, she can't afford to get attached to someone who's just passing through.

Is Brenna the woman Adam didn't know he was looking for? Can she help him turn a temporary stay into something more…permanent?