A SUGAR-PLUM ASSIGNMENT in a small town at Christmas brings Kelly Kirkland to Holiday House for the Christmas Carnival. It's a dream come true, if only she can avoid Matt Lindig, the man whose betrayal broke her heart ten years ago.

Single dad Matt, a staunch supporter of his town, can't refuse the mayor when she asks him to keep an eye on the big-name journalist coming to write about their carnival. Someone has to be sure the review is positive and that the town's problems are not revealed. By the time he learns the reporter is the one woman on earth who hates him, it's too late to wiggle out of his commitment. Besides, whatever Kelly may think, he's not the one who needs to be forgiven.

As old secrets come to light, the path might open to a second chance at love, but only if both Matt and Kelly can trust enough to forgive.