For months, the town matchmakers had tried to set up stubborn single mom Libby McGuiness with every eligible bachelor in Erie, Pennsylvania. But Libby had sworn off men long ago and she wasn't about to give her heart to another member of the male species....

Until she was commandeered to plan the community Christmas party with drop-dead gorgeous doctor Joshua Gardner. Josh's quirky charms and gentle ways proved wildly contagious, enchanting Libby's hearing-impaired daughter, Meg, and patiently dismantling Libby's defenses to expose the wary, vulnerable woman within. But once Christmas passed, would this miracle male move on and break their hearts...or move in and become the man of the family?