Christina Hamilton is home for Christmas after her mother's unexpected death. Pine Brook, Vermont was hit hard by the loss of Deborah Hamilton, the heart of their Christmas spirit. In her absence, the town, and her children, are finding their new normal.
Her brother, Tim, flies home with his best friend, Harrison Knight, an aspiring attorney with a heart of gold who can't make the right decision to save his life. He's offered to help the brother and sister get their mother's affairs in order, but it's not all an act of selflessness. Back at home, a future he doesn't want is waiting for him.
Christina and Harrison feel a spark of something special, but Tim has a longstanding rule against his friends dating his sister. Lines are blurred as a friend offering comfort turns into something more. Is their love worth fighting for? And will it destroy Christina's relationship with the only family she has left?
Back in her hometown and questioning her future, Christina feels a pull to leave her career behind and go for her dreams in Pine Brook, but will she find enough of a reason to stay?
With cookie exchanges, holiday feasts, and long walks around a town covered in twinkling lights, this book will warm your heart and fill it with hope no matter the time of year!