Sugar Plum Seduction — Regina Kyle

Local pub owner and widower Gunnar Rhodes is determined to make the first Christmas without his wife special for their grieving young daughter. If that means doing whatever it takes to make sure she performs in the new ballet school's production of The Nutcracker, he'll do it. Even if the school's pretty owner awakens feelings his isn't ready for. Ballerina Norah Pruitt's professional career â€" and her engagement â€" were cut short by a tragic accident. Now she's sunk everything into starting a dance school, and she's banking on its production of the holiday classic to bring its finances into the black. She can't afford any distractions in the form of a super-sexy single dad, especially not with the secret she's keeping. But she also can't refuse his plea for help getting his little girl to and from rehearsals. As they work together to make the little girl's Christmas wish come true, Gunnar and Norah are drawn together. Can the spirit of the season heal their wounds and give them a second chance at love, or will Norah's secret usher in another unhappy new year . . .