Christmas has never brought out the best in the MacDougal
family. Still, year after year, they gather together in the
Blue Ridge Mountains to try to make the season merry and
bright. But this year is an especially strained one, with
Shayneβs impending divorce, Morwennaβs slavish devotion to
work and Bobbyβs reluctance to face what life has to offer.
Theyβve never felt less like a family.
Then, in the midst of a snowy sibling shouting match, a
mysterious stranger appears. He could be a criminal, a
madmanβor something far more unexpected. Despite their fears
and the growing danger in the dark woods around them, the
MacDougals take a leap of faith. But when another stranger
arrives on the mountainside, they donβt know which of them
to believe. One of these men canβt be trusted. And one is
about to bring Christmas into their hearts.