Megan Collins used to believe in Christmas magic, back when her mother was alive to sprinkle wonder into every December day. Now she's just going through the motions, her elementary classroom missing the sparkle that once made her students' eyes light up like Christmas morning.

Then a mysterious storyteller appears in her classroom like something out of a fairy tale, complete with old-fashioned manners and tales of Evergreen Springs that feel more like memories than stories. Holden's gentle wisdom transforms her reluctant students into eager historians, and his warm smile is melting the ice around Megan's heart faster than hot cocoa on a snowy day.

But when she discovers the magical Christmas card that brought him to her, glowing with the same wonder her mother always promised existed, Megan must choose between the safety of grief and the scary, beautiful possibility of new traditions. With the annual Christmas pageant approaching and the whole town counting on her, she's running out of time to decide.

In a place where stories come alive and love writes the most beautiful endings, sometimes the greatest gift is learning that honoring the past doesn't mean living in it.

The best stories aren't just told. They're lived, loved, and shared.