A demure kindergarten teacher with dreams of Nashville stardom makes a difficult choice when she reunites with a smitten and wildly attractive rancher during an annual western-themed Christmas ball that launches a holiday season of romance and promise.

Conner Branch hasn't stopped thinking about the sultry singer he spotted on stage during last year's Cowboy Christmas Ball. Imagine his surprise when he meets Megan Carson, a demure kindergarten teacher home in Branding Iron, Texas, for the holidays. With Christmas in the air, it's a little too easy for her to imagine spending the holidays in Conner's arms. But her hopes for a career lie in Nashville, and doesn't plan to let a holiday romance get in the way.... -- adapted from jacket