Five Gold Rings — Noelle Fox

Troy Porter screwed up five years earlier, when he let Lindsay Lockheart go after tragedy ripped them apart. Unable to move on, he comes to North Pole in search of closure. Finding Lindsay pale and shut-down, he vows to help her revive. But he doesn't count on the matchmaking efforts of the town's spirited and hilarious “Elves,” or on the feelings for Lindsay that come roaring back.

Content to leave the painful past alone, Lindsay tells Troy to take a walk. But as he stubbornly stays put, the hometown she fled to starts to feel limiting instead of safe. And there's Troy himself, still funny and sexy, but also taking responsibility for his actions. Reluctantly, Lindsay acknowledges past feelings and faults. When the Silent Night Hotel offers wedding packages for five local couples, she's appalled to find the walk she now imagines Troy taking . . . is down the aisle.