Tisha Underwood doesn’t want to spend another lonely Christmas in bad weather. She longs for a significant other to keep her warm during the holidays. But she and her unmarried girlfriends go by a strict list of attributes to determine who they will or will not date. Tisha hasn’t told her girlfriends that she’s stopped going by their list. Instead she’s made a vow to take a break from dating until she meets the right person. When Henrietta Underwood invites her to spend Christmas in Napa, California, Tisha welcomes the chance to spend the holidays in warmer weather. While staying at her great aunt’s estate, Tisha finds herself spending time with Trevor Howard, from the Poppy Hill restaurant next door.
Trevor Howard stops in his tracks when he sees Tisha walk into the restaurant as smooth and elegant as a feline. He looks her over and likes what he sees—an attractive, shapely woman with a smooth complexion, black satin eyes and long black hair braided down her back.
Entering into Trevor’s world has the most remarkable effect on Tisha. After getting to know Trevor’s warm personality, Tisha’s strict vow begins to thaw. But Tisha has a reason for taking a break from dating. Will her painful past prevent her from recognizing the right man when he’s staring her right in the face?
