Clara Thomas and Ledger Nichols have been friends since they were children, but now Ledger’s handsome, witty older self is slowly stealing Clara’s young heart. When Ledger asks for Clara’s help planning a Christmas present for her sister Liza, who is eighteen, elegant, and eligible—three things Clara is not—Clara agrees to help him in order to preserve their friendship. She and Ledger have never kept secrets from each other. But if she keeps her true feelings to herself until she is eligible to be courted, she might just miss her chance to marry the man of her dreams.