When newly divorced Ivy Perkins buys an old farmhouse sight unseen, she is definitely looking for a change in her life. The farmhouse, called The Four Roses, is a labor of love--but Ivy didn't bargain for just how much labor it entailed. The previous family left so much furniture and junk that it's a full-time job sorting through it. At the top of a closet, Ivy finds an old Santa suit--beautifully made and decades old. In the pocket there's a note written in a childish hand: It's from a little girl who had one Christmas wish, and that was for her father to return home from the war. This discovery sets Ivy off on a mission. Who wrote the note? Did the man ever come home? What mysteries did the Rose family hold? Ivy's quest draws her into the community at a time when all she wants is to be left alone to nurse her wounds. But the magic of Christmas makes miracles happen, and Ivy might find more than she ever thought possible: a welcoming town, a family reunited, a mystery solved, and a second chance at love.