Hot-shot property tycoonJake Lattimore gets more than he bargains for this Christmas! Bulldozing his way into sleepy Harborside, Jake laughs in the face of the local opposition – but is stopped in his tracks by fiery Italian Mariabella Santaro.To protect the community that has treated her like a daughter and kept her secret, Mariabella will have to help Jake fall in love with the place – fast. For in Mariabella’s stocking there aren’t candy canes and chocolates, there’s a diamond tiara and a plane ticket to the palace!