a cup of smooth, rich coffee and the joy christmas—what could be better?beth ross finally pulled her life together, opening a coffee shop in the small minnesota town where her special christmas blends have become a local sensation. for beth, the holidays promise to be a season of fulfillment after a devastating divorce and moving back to her hometown to start over. business is good. not great, but good. and the future looks hopeful. finally.but when handsome, mysterious chad parker walks into her coffee shop to place an order on the day after thanksgiving her carefully constructed world begins to unravel.the chemistry between them is impossible to deny. but they each have more baggage than santa's sleigh and an out-of-control business rivalry that could stop any budding romance in its tracks.only the christmas spirit can save the two from the trouble brewing in the small coffee shop with the alluring coffee and the hope of something wonderful for christmas.