Lucy Renner doesn't believe in the magic of Christmas or forever after. Yet here she is in Crimson, Colorado, for her mother's fourth walk down the aisle. But it's the handsome cowboy cradling a stray kitten who gets her blood racing! Even if Caden Sharpe is a Grinch, how can a man who finds homes for unwanted pets be all bad?

Caden is more comfortable with the animals he rescues than people. But his father is engaged to Lucy's mother, and Caden is determined to keep him from making a huge mistake – even as he finds himself falling for the bride–to–be's lovely daughter. Will Crimson see a lastminute holiday exchange – at the altar?