Setting: Idaho 2007

A broken heart. A hopeful man. A Christmas neither of them will forget.

After a painful divorce and years spent burying herself in work, Maddie Scott has little use for Christmas—or for dreams that leave a person brokenhearted. Sent from Los Angeles to the snowy mountains of Idaho to negotiate the purchase of a valuable manuscript, she plans to keep the trip strictly business. No distractions. No emotional entanglements. No looking back.

Nestled high in the Idaho mountains, the aging Cloud Mountain ski lodge is filled with twinkling lights, roaring fires, and people who still believe in the joy of the season. Its owner, Tony Anderson, has poured his heart, his savings, and his future into restoring the once-forgotten retreat.

When an accident leaves Maddie stranded at the lodge through Christmas, the carefully guarded walls around her heart begin to crack. Surrounded by laughter, family traditions, sleigh rides beneath moonlit skies, and the gentle kindness of the people at Cloud Mountain, Maddie finds herself wondering if God might still have beautiful things planned for her life after all.

As Christmas draws near, Maddie must decide whether she’s willing to risk trusting again—or if fear and past heartbreak will keep her from the love and healing she’s longed for all along.