<I>What would make </i>your<I> Christmas perfect?</i><P>For Cassie Beaumont, it's meeting her perfect match. Cassie, at thirty-three, wants a husband and kids, and so far, nothing's worked. Not blind dates, not the internet and certainly not leaving love to chance.<P>What other options are there? Well?she could hire a professional matchmaker. Simon Dodson has quite a reputation, but he's very choosy about the clients he takes on?<I>and</i> very expensive. Cassie considers him a difficult, acerbic know-it-all, and she's astonished when he accepts her as a client.<P>Claiming he has her perfect mate in mind, Simon assigns her three tasks to complete before she meets this paragon. Three tasks that are all about Christmas: being a charity bell-ringer, dressing up as Santa's elf at a mall and preparing a traditional turkey dinner for her neighbors (most of whom she happens to dislike). Despite a number of comical mishaps, Cassie does it all?and then she's finally ready to meet her match.<P>But just like the perfect Christmas gift, he turns out to be a wonderful surprise!