To win a friendly annual competition, matchmaker Marybeth Martin must bring one more couple together by Christmas. Her only prospect is a man more interested in a nanny than a wife--until his little girl shows him the light. . . . Struggling farmer's daughter Katie Mae Kauffman discovers that she and a local widower and father of four can harvest more crops--and profits--together than separately. But she'll have to put pride aside to make room for unexpected love. . . . Corralling an unruly brood of seven is not babysitter Carolyn Yutzy's first choice for celebrating the season--but the sparks between her and their unsentimental yet irresistible uncle may be a gift neither was counting on . . .

Now, one by one, each resourceful young woman will have a holiday to remember--and to write home about . . .