A handsome bachelor without a family to spend the holidays with, a lovely orphanage volunteer who lost her fiancé during the war, and the crisis that brings them together on Christmas Eve... Wyatt James is the man everyone turns to when they need something. Though he runs a booming blacksmith business, he allows his fellow citizens to rope him into serving as their interim mayor. Unfortunately, it leaves him no time for courting, which means he’ll be spending Christmas alone…again. Laura Bennett and her great-aunt have a reputation for rescuing strays and that includes a rider-less horse that finds his way to their mansion on Christmas Eve. When a damaged horseshoe requires an emergency visit to Wyatt, she is shocked to discover him working at his forge instead of making any attempt to enjoy the holidays. A spark of attraction makes her decide this is one Christmas the town’s swoon-worthy blacksmith shouldn’t be spending alone. Surely a woman with her extensive rescuing abilities, can figure out how to save one eligible bachelor from his loneliness!

Her first case was a disaster! Pinkerton Agent Charity Melrose has one more chance to prove her worth and the life of a woman to save. With few clues to the victim's whereabouts, this could be her last case. And what to do with the fake husband who is her traveling companion?