There's no such thing as perfection but being stuck in the Scottish Highlands with a shot at a dream comes close.

Caelan Stewart—Lord Everly—only son to the Earl of Breckenridge, is in Scotland on a hunting holiday, but when an accidental tumble on a hike gives him a badly sprained ankle and injures his wrist, the remainder of his holiday looks dull... until two red-haired scamps play Halloween tricks on him while he's preoccupied by their attractive mother.

Widowed two years and still battling grief, American Clara Snyder needs a distraction. Spending several weeks on an estate in the Highlands that will end with a lavish ball on All Hallows Eve might be just the thing. She barely settles into life there with her two small children when an intriguing Scotsman literally falls at her feet... and feelings she thought long dead come alive again.

As Caelan fills his time by bedeviling the intriguing widow and planning a few Samhain tricks, she falls under his spell. Desire grows, as does the bond between him and her children. But he's not keen on offering up his heart again after the violent death of his first betrothed while Clara is leery of loving someone else for fear they'll leave. The only way to a happily ever after is to jump in with eyes wide open... and a bit of innocent, ghostly manipulation won't hurt either.