Reunited with her Captain ...under the mistletoe! Mounting debts mean that Elanora is about to lose her family home, Grisham Hall. When her childhood friend Captain Tristan Lennox returns from war, she's embarrassed by her reduced circumstances. Especially as Tristan has made his fortune and is excited about his first English Christmas in years! But she can't help being swept up by Tristan's festive spirit—even if she should ignore the intoxicating new attraction to her old friend...!