Feeling low after her boyfriend cheated on her, Lindy Carmichael heads home to Wenatchee, Washington for Christmas where her mother encourages her to write a grown-up letter to Santa which ultimately brings her hope and joy.

In "Borrowed Dreams," Carly Grieves journeys to the wilds of Alaska looking for a new beginning, but she finds more than she bargained for in Brand St. Clair, a rugged bush pilot and a widower who is ready to make his own fresh start and determined to convince Carly to take a risk on loving him; and in "The Trouble with Caasi," driven workaholic, CEO Caasi Crane learns there is more to life than a career with the help of her top manager, Blake Sherrill....

In "Navy Baby," sheltered Hannah Raymond is reunited by fate with the father of her child and forced into marriage by her minister father; and in "Navy Husband," Shana Berrie cares for her nine-year-old niece while her sister is deployed, and gets close to her niece's godfather, Lieutenant Commander Adam Kennedy, in the process.

Navy brat: Erin MacNamera has one rule: never fall for a navy man. But from the pulse-stopping moment her eyes meet Lieutenant Brandon Davis's across a crowded lounge, Erin knows life will never be the same. Sexy, tender and strong, Brandon is all she'd ever dreamed of in a man, but he's also navy--and as a navy brat from way back, she knows better than to give her heart to a seafaring man. Navy woman: Busy attorney Catherine Fredrickson loves her...

Montana: When Molly learns that her grandfather is ill, she packs up her sons and makes the long drive home to Montana. But she immediately has questions about the stranger working on her grandfather's ranch. Just who is Sam Dakota? Why doesn't the sheriff trust him? Despite everything, Molly can't deny her attraction to Sam--until her ailing grandfather tries to push them into marriage. Ransom Canyon: Rancher Staten Kirkland is rugged and practical...

"Can this be Christmas? - On December 24, a crowded train is taking holiday travelers home for Christmas. But because of a snowstorm, this group of strangers ends of spending Christmas Eve together, stranded in a small New Hampshire station. Despite the cold and discomfort, they create an impromptu celebration that reminds them all what Christmas really means." -- p.[4] of cover "Shirley, Goodness and Mercy - Greg Bennett hates Christmas. Dovorced,...

A Friend or Two: Elizabeth Wainwright, an East Coast heiress, moves to San Francisco and takes a job at a cafe eager to live a simpler life. There, she meets Andrew Breed, a handsome, mysterious, and charismatic customer who claims to be a longshoreman. As she gets to know him, however, Breed's words and actions don't quite add up--is Elizabeth falling in love with someone who's pretending to be something he's not? Reflections of Yesterday: Twelve...