The unrelenting cheer in Fool's Gold, California, is bringing out the humbug in dancer Evie Stryker. An injury has forced her to return to the family fold, no matter that they're estranged. She agrees to stage the Fool's Gold winter festival, but vows to move forward with her life anywhere but here as soon as it's over. Jaded lawyer Dante Jefferson is getting used to the backwater town he now calls home, but the pounding of little dancers' feet above his office is more than any man should have to take! When he confronts their teacher, he's unprepared for the searing attraction. Evie is his best friend's sister off-limits unless he's willing to risk his heart.