Fake couple. Real chemistry. One delicious Christmas. When Alice Rose returns home to Maplewood Falls to save her family bakery, entering the town's Holiday Hearts couples competition might be her last chance to keep the ovens warm. She just needs a partner fast. Quiet carpenter Daniel Barons steps in with a smile and his grandmother's legendary Latvian gingerbread recipe. Their fake-dating plan should be simple, until sugar-dusted evenings, sparkling lights, and unexpected feelings make everything wonderfully complicated. When the final votes are counted, will their pretend romance crumble, or turn into something beautifully real?