A christmas match...

The best Christmas possible – that's what Lavinia Crowne intends to provide before taking her orphaned nieces and nephew home to Philadelphia. But her plan may be harder than she expects, with their handsome, stubborn uncle Henry Hawthorn insisting on raising the children in rough–and–tumble Sutter Creek, California. Lavinia can't bear to lose her late sister's children, though, or go against her father's demand to bring them home.

Henry believes his nieces and nephew need affection and security more than a lavish lifestyle. But as the children conspire to bring their aunt and uncle together, a new vision fills his head – of future Christmases spent with sweet, determined Lavinia and their growing family. Can three little matchmakers, and the spirit of the season, bring the gift of a very happy beginning?