Heating Up the Holidays

Nicky Paxton is up to her pointed elf ears in work--filling in for a sick Santa's helper, corralling kittens in a mechanical winter wonderland and running her family's department store chain. With only 14 shopping days until Christmas, the last thing she needs is the return of her high school heart-breaker.

Lawyer and single dad Chris Spencer leaves the Los Angeles rat race to raise his five-year-old daughter, Holly, in his sleepy Virginia hometown. His first goal is to make sure Holly has a...