With a dash of Christmas magic...Two people who have spent most of their lives being rivals...Learn a little something about following their hearts...Carter Montgomery broke the family mold when he went to culinary school. Now a successful restauranteur, he's at a crossroads: should he continue on his successful path or look for a new challenge? What he needs is time alone to think things through. But his matchmaking family has other ideas...Emery Monaghan's no-good fiance has embroiled her in scandal and she needs a way out. When mentor Eliza Montgomery offers her a refuge, she's relieved-until she realizes that the deal means rubbing elbows with Eliza's son Carter-Emery's childhood nemesis.