Ten years after losing her fiance in an avalanche, Amanda Taylor remains tethered to the memories of a love that was buried along with Jake.  She doesn t date and would certainly never fall for Rafe Arredondo, a local firefighter she has known for years.  Their relationship has always been awkward and tense, fraught with pain from past events.  Amanda knows Rafe blames her father for the death of his beloved cousin, in a drunk driving accident. She was also friends with Rafe s wife, and was as shocked as anyone when Carly left Rafe with their young son three years ago.   When Rafe s charmer of a grandfather moves into the Shelter Inn retirement community where Amanda s grandmother lives, Amanda is astonished to discover the two elderly people are casually dating.  She is not thrilled about it and doesn t hesitate to let Rafe know he should do something about his grandfather.   As the holiday season unfurls