After an unremarkable London Season, Jenny Haynes managed to secure no marriage proposals, but she did allow her heart to be taken by the eligible Edward Fairclough, Lord Barton. Hoping to catch a glimpse of his annual Christmas house party, Jenny persuades her father to sail into the cove by his home. A sudden storm thrusts them into danger and leaves them as uninvited guests for the festivities-including the telling of ghost stories.
Wary of matchmaking mamas and simpering debutantes, Edward nonetheless finds himself fascinated by the plucky Jenny. Will they find love beneath the mistletoe or will Jenny's hopes be as blighted as those of the legendary ghost of Fairclough Manor who is rumored to stalk the grounds of the manor ever since her untimely death.