What do you do when you realize that you're in love with your best friend? Kiss them in the middle of winter, and worry about the consequences as they come. Charlotte Toutant never expected to catch feelings for her best friend, Nicholas Elliot, after all, love was a sentiment she had all but given up on; however, she did, unequivocally so. What do you do when it appears that the woman you're in love with has feelings for another man? Push her away to avoid the building emotions that are threatening to drive you insane. Nicholas Elliot wanted nothing more than to be everything that Charlotte needed in a companion, but somewhere along the way his feelings for her intensified beyond the measures of friendship . . . beyond anything he had ever expected. And, what happens when two people in love aren't willing to confess their feelings for another? Well, that's a winter's tale . . . .