This Christmas, the greatest gifts can't be found beneath a tree. . .

Eight-year-old Janey Sullivan has had a difficult year, between losing her mother and adjusting to life with her guardian, Brian Duncan. But with the holidays approaching, her one Christmas wish is to find the perfect gift for Brian—if she can learn to trust him first.

Reeling from the loss of his soul mate, Brian is determined to give her daughter, Janey, an extraordinary Christmas. But he struggles to read her irregular moods, and when he catches her in a lie, he begins to doubt the future of their new little family.

Can Brian and Janey navigate the emotional mine fields of the holiday season and forge a lasting bond? With the help of their friends in Linden Corners, and a bit of Christmas magic riding on the wind, they may be able to preserve Janey's mother's traditions, perhaps even start some new ones—and discover that the life they hadn't planned on can still bring the happiness they've always wished for.

Joseph Pittman is the author of the novels Tilting at Windmills, When the World was Small, Legend's End, and A Christmas Wish. He has also written the acclaimed Todd Gleason crime series, including London Frog and California Scheming. He lives and works in New York City. He writes wherever. For more information, visit www.josephpittman.net.