A Christmas Reunion — Shirley Hailstock

Emerson Stewart needs a lucrative contract to save his fledgling business. Nöelle Graham, someone he went to high school with, could be the ticket he needs. Emerson was a popular guy in high school, star of the basketball team, the dream of every red-blooded girl who passed him. Discovering Nöelle Graham, Executive Director of Bristol Wines, is going to a Christmas party on Martha's Vineyard, he wangles an invitation. She's looking for a new advertising company for her winery and he has a presentation tailored for her needs.Surprised to find her old crush staying in the same B&B and going to the same Christmas party, Nöelle wonders if she's finally getting her Christmas miracle. Will he finally notice her? When he does, she's skeptical that something is not as it appears. Emerson, who never looked her way is dancing her around the party as if they were a couple.Is his attention genuine or is her business all he wants?