My Heart Still Beats — Eileen Key

Love Blossoms in a Wisconsin Winter

Door County innkeeper Lola Peterson's gift of a Christmas cactus to four single women comes with a guarantee that the plants -- and romance -- will bloom by Christmas. But the barren plants don't appear interested and love isn't flowering either.

Hired by two octogenarians to escort them on their last visit to their bayside cottage in Ephraim, Wisconsin, Madison Tanner literally "runs into" Realtor- Grant Sterling. Grant is intent on selling the cottage before Christmas, but every prospective buyer finds a new problem with the property, prompting Grant to suspect Madison is guilty of sabotage. Each new setback pushes Grant further from his goal and closer to the hazel-eyed chauffeur.

As time draws near for the annual Christmas Tea at Lola's Heart's Harbor Inn, will the plants and romance remain dormant or blossom into holiday joy?