He is a celebrated author. She is the owner of a bookshop. On the surface, it seems like the perfect start for a love novel—yet fate has prepared them for unexpected twists… After her husband’s death, Megan Taylor returns to York and tries to hide from the world behind rows of books in the family store. Her outlet becomes a book club: with her friends she discusses love stories and, at the same time, helps prepare a Christmas celebration in the style of the Regency era. Xander Stone is an award-winning novelist of postmodern fiction, a convinced snob and an ardent opponent of “sentimental reading.” He comes to the small York shop for a presentation of his new novel. Their acquaintance begins with a sharp argument, but they don’t yet know that this Christmas is when they will have to believe in a miracle…