Cpt. William Trent, used to the simple, military life on a ship and very independent, becomes the guardian of a country estate and four teenage girls he has never met after their father dies on his ship. Because Emma, the eldest is of age, he decides to offer her a marriage of convenience to ensure their financial well-being, which she accepts. When he gets to know the family on Christmas not all daughters are glad to meet the new owner of their crumbling home, and especially the second-eldest, Chloe-Anne has made up her mind to get rid of the intruder. As Christmas draws near, both discover that they may be closer than they expected.

Now, I hate romance novels. This is not a good book to begin with, and a romance at that, and yet it has something that drew me and a couple of my friends in. One of my best friends recommended it to me, I could not put it down and Finished it in one night, and another one of my best friend and I Finished it together when she came to visit me the weekend after that, finishing it in one night, too. It certainly does have something. The plot is very predictable, but it is very well-written and still a very enjoyable book that I devoured several times now. It's light-hearted fluff and very enjoyable even for people who don't usually Finished romance novels, like me. ( )