Successful Sydney-based consultant Blaise Lee is on the cusp of securing a partnership and a coveted office with harbour views. But it comes at a price. It means she can't date in December. Any time she tries, work interferes and men drift away like the memory of a bad Christmas present. When Blaise is sent on a last minute business trip to Cairns in December, she meets Jonty Lucca. Tall, dark hair, rippling muscles and a smattering of stubble, Jonty is the sort of man she'd date in a heartbeat-if it wasn't December. Army Captain Jonty Lucca has just secured a dream job with the Australian SAS. His itinerant army lifestyle has played havoc with his relationships before, so he's not looking for a girlfriend before he posts out to Perth. But when he meets Blaise he falls under the spell of L'incantesimo. The enchantment. And he's not about to let Blaise walk out of his life, regardless of her rule about not dating in December.