First published 2016
Kelley Quinn prepares for what may be his last Christmas at the Winter Street Inn on Nantucket. His health scare has cast uncertainty over the family business, but the Quinns are determined to make this holiday season memorable. His wife Mitzi has returned home after a year of separation and an unfortunate romantic entanglement with the inn's former Santa Claus. Their son Kevin plans to marry Isabelle during the festivities, while the family awaits hopeful news about Bart, who remains missing in Afghanistan. As relatives arrive for the celebration, a massive blizzard strikes the Eastern seaboard, trapping everyone inside the inn. The storm forces the Quinns to confront unresolved tensions while navigating wedding preparations and the possibility of Bart's return. Between family arguments, romantic complications, and the mounting pressure of the weather emergency, Kelley must hold his fractured family together during their most challenging Christmas yet.
Genres: romance, contemporary, holiday, family-drama
Vibes: emotional-atmospheric, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, second-chance
Setting: Afghanistan, Nantucket, Winter Street Inn
Period: Christmas
257 pages · Kindle Edition · Little, Brown and Company