A family secret...could be an unexpected Christmas gift.

To escape the small-town gossip around her broken engagement, Kelly Walsh plans to housesit alone with her therapy dog, Pokey — not spend the holidays with her late sister's ex-boyfriend. But when Alec Wilkins and his daughter arrive on her doorstep, Kelly can't turn them away. Soon the temporary arrangement has Kelly wishing for more. Only Alec has a secret that could change everything...

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