Believe in second chances this Christmas . . . Ellie Marsden couldnt wait to shake the dust of Branding Iron, Texas, off her heels and chase after bright lights, big city, and a wealthy husband. Now shes come home, divorced, a little disillusioned, and a whole lot pregnant. Leave it to her one-time high school sweetheart, cattle rancher Jubal McFarland, to point out that citified Ellie is as out of place in small-town Texas as her teacup poodle. So why is there something about being backand being with Jubalthat feels surprisingly right? Jubals eight-year-old daughter, Gracie, needs a mother, but he hasnt found the perfect woman. Or maybe the problem is that he did find her, and had his heart broken when she left town. Gracies already falling hard for Ellie and that ball of fluff she calls a dog. And no matter how hard the rugged cowboy tries to resist, theres no denying the appeal of first love and sweet new beginningsespecially when theres a little Christmas magic in the air . . .
