Harley Diekerhoff’s enjoying her temporary job as housekeeper at Copper Mountain Ranch. Widower Brock Sheenan certainly needs someone to take care of his place, and it’s perfect for her in her situation: her husband and kids are long gone in a plane crash and she’s just wanting to keep herself to herself.

But Harley’s calm is shattered by the return for the Holidays of Brock’s pre-teen twins. Molly and Mack have never experienced a proper Christmas and, before she knows it, she’s set about giving them one. Brock is annoyed by Harley’s interference, though secretly he has to admit that she’s changed his kids’ world—and he finds her incredibly attractive: fierce, smart and passionate, she’s not afraid to challenge him.

When sparks begin to fly between them, Harley resolves she will leave Copper Mountain in early January, like she always intended: how can she handle this dark, taciturn Montana cowboy who doesn’t know how to open up, share or love, except in bed? But Brock doesn’t want her to go and he’s hoping for a Christmas miracle…