In A Gingerbread Christmas, high-powered Art Director Liza Morgan is used to managing the impossible for her flamboyant boss, Serge, at New York City's premier wedding boutique, Vows. When a high-maintenance celebrity demands a lavish "North Pole" wedding in just a few weeks, Liza suggests the one place that can deliver true holiday magic: her hometown of Silver Falls, Pennsylvania. Famous for The World Famous Swete Gingerbread Factory, the quaint town is the perfect backdrop for a fairytale ceremony.
Returning home for the first time in years, Liza must face the memories of her late parents and the man she left behind: Stephen Swete. Now a widower and a devoted father to two young daughters, Stephen is the engineering mind behind the town's legendary life-sized gingerbread house. While he initially clashes with Liza over her plan to turn the town square into a Hollywood spectacle, a creative compromise leads to the construction of a permanent community gazebo dressed in gingerbread tiles.
As Liza and Stephen rekindle their high school romance over mugs of hot chocolate and secret-recipe gingerbread, the pressures of the big-city wedding industry threaten to boil over. When a sudden disaster strikes the new gazebo, it is up to the community-and the enduring bond between old flames-to save the holiday. This heartwarming tale of second chances and small-town charm explores how returning to one's roots can lead to a future more delicious than any gingerbread treat. Mary Oldham delivers a festive romance that proves the best Christmas gifts aren't found under a tree, but in the hearts of those we love.
