Amaryllis "Ami" Bloom's cheerful smile greets everyone in Good Hope, Wisconsin. But her merry façade hides a dark secret she won't ever forget. Still, she throws herself into celebrating Christmas - and convinces her handsome, and stubborn, new neighbor to join her.

After losing her family, her boyfriend, and her job, Stella is on the verge of being ho-ho-homeless. Out of desperation, she accepts an assignment to write a story on Holly Pointe, Vermont, the tiny town recently crowned the "Capital of Christmas Kindness". If she can prove the town’s holiday spirit is a sham, her editor promises Stella will start the New Year with a new career. Charmed by Holly Pointe, Stella is torn. She doesn’t want to betray the friends she’s made, but she’s scared to give up the life she knows. And then there’s Sam Johnson.

When Mallory Westbrook comes home for her great-grandfather's 90th birthday, she doesn't realize that Jake Summerford had been invited as well. She’s spent the last few months transitioning from an awkward teenage girl to a put-together 20-year-old woman - all in hopes of Jake noticing her. Now that they'll be together in Magnolia Sound for an entire weekend of celebrations, it's her perfect chance to show the four-years-older Jake that she's not a kid anymore.

When a wildfire nearly destroys Parker Sinclair’s family home, it’s just one more disaster to add to her mountain of stress. For the past two years, she has shouldered the responsibility of raising her younger brother and sister after their parents’ untimely deaths. Forced to leave college for a crappy job that barely pays the bills, Parker manages her family property, which consumes every aspect of her life. Now winter is coming and the forecast isn’t spreading sunshine on the dark cloud over her head.

Lori “Naughty” Sullivan has always been a force of nature - and marriage to Grayson Tyler, her sexy cowboy, hasn’t mellowed her out one bit. She’s still dancing in stilettos, laughing too loud, and lovingly plotting new ways to drive her husband crazy. It’s almost time for their most exciting adventure yet, and Lori can’t wait for the next phase of their lives to begin - as parents. Especially when she’s certain Grayson is going to be the best father ever. But has he truly made peace with his tragic past?