The unthinkable happens: Santa Claus is kidnapped one week before Christmas in front of a group of caroling school children no less. Now all eyes are on Detective Doug Brophy to rescue Santa and save the holiday. But solving the crime means working with Paulina Smithfield, the woman whose heart he broke six months earlier. Thrust together for the investigation, Doug and Paulina are forced to face a past they thought they'd buried. With memories and hurt feelings simmering just below the surface, they race against time to rescue Santa. But when they end up alone together on a cold night, attraction flares, and the fire roaring in the hearth is nothing compared to the heat burning between them. Can Paulina give Doug the second chance he needs to prove his love? Or will a madman steal their future and destroy Christmas?