The tall, dark stranger needed Wren Matthews's help—and the shy schoolmarm couldn't turn away a man in distress. She didn't know why Keegan Winslow was out in the middle of a snowstorm, but the spirit of the holidays compelled her to open her home to him. And although she'd sworn off men, she couldn't deny the sparks that crackled between them.

Keegan Winslow was a cop on a mission when sweet, lovely Wren rescued him from the storm. But the haven—and the love—he found in her arms was a happiness he knew couldn't last. Especially when he couldn't offer her the one thing she wanted: his heart.