Rachel Owen adores her boss. If only he would notice her... The first time he calls her outside of business hours, her heart races. Is this it? The moment she's waited and prayed for? But he only asks her to meet him at the local school to discuss their annual Christmas fund-raiser. While at the school, Rachel literally bumps into a high school counselor. She is aware of his amazing good looks and his charming sense of humor, but she ignores him, not willing to waver in her love for her boss.When Rachel becomes the unwitting guardian of her teen-aged cousin Destiny, she is thrown again and again into the counselor's presence. He shows interest in her, but she resists both his attention and her growing attraction toward him.During the weeks before the fund-raiser, Rachel is sure her boss is finally noticing her as more than his assistant. But when Destiny goes missing, a crisis ensues, and Rachel discovers a truth she doesn't want to face. But she has no choice, and in facing the truth, Christmas brings her a very unexpected blessing.