It's Christmastime in Compass Cove and love is in the air... With her well-connected Long Island family, an exciting job as a London art dealer, and a brilliant, attentive boyfriend, Natalie Miller's life was golden. Until it wasn't. No one knows about the anxiety that drives her, the loyalty forcing her to make impossible choices, or the secrets consuming her. Now back in Compass Cove, Natalie is fielding questions from her family about what brought her home and longs for the life-and the love-she left behind. University professor and aristocrat James Phillips prides himself on understanding people, so it mystifies him when the love of his life leaves London-and him-without explanation. When an opportunity to work at a small college in Natalie's backyard arises, James jumps at the chance to move across the pond, willing to do whatever it takes to win back the heart of the woman he loves. Can the magic of Compass Cove at the most wonderful time of the year help James and Natalie find their way back to each other?