After fleeing her beloved small town five years back, Julia Bailey is back to spend Christmas with her family. Coming back can be hard, but keeping the damaging secret about her past due husband is even harder. Her place isn’t in Big Sky Nation any longer…but the more time she spends using the irresistible Sheriff who saved her once before, and his adorable little daughter, the greater Julia starts wishing she could forget about the past and start a new life. Single father and state Sheriff Run after Donovan have been secretly deeply in love with his best friend’s wife for a long time. But after her traumatic loss, he knew Julia needed to move away from Shadow Creek, despite the fact that helping her leave was the last thing he wanted to perform. Now she’s house and he doesn’t plan to drop her another time. Chase will persuade Julia just how good they could be together this yuletide…and forever.