A new year brings new troubles when Elianna eschews her fiancé's attention in favor of spending the holidays with her first love. Prince Chris, none too pleased by the snub, leaps at a chance to corner Elianna's affections once more—only, why does this bibliophile princess insist on being taken to the opera? Furthermore, why does she seem to be acquainted with the songstress? To uncover the truth, Chris and Eli must turn back the clock and unravel the mysteries of a masquerade ball—with a fairy princess, a passel of pesky suitors, a masked prince, and all!