Aiming to rebuild her life after the end of her abusive marriage and the death of her grandmother, Lauren Mallory takes a job as crèche manager at the local hospital. There, she hopes to immerse herself in her new responsibilities—but she has reckoned without darkly handsome Dr Matthew Trevissick, a tall, slender man who is the spitting image of her ex-husband and seems every bit as arrogant. But as Lauren befriends his little daughter, Zoe, she comes to know him better and realises that he, too, has known pain and grief. As Christmas grows ever nearer, can she bring herself to hope for the best present of all—the gift of love? And will the New Year bring a new beginning for both Lauren and Matthew?