Karen McAlister and her father are preparing to attend the annual Christmas extravaganza - an event that was becoming a not-so-subtle ploy to find a husband for Karen. But Karen wasn't having any of it! She'd known way too many men who were self-centered and egotistical and were seeking one-night stands. She had just about given up on men entirely when she met Rand Prescott, a man whose heart was closed tight as a drum.