In this sentimental contemporary romance, two lonely, wounded people find love and a renewed sense of family at Christmas. Catherine Tierney is still grieving for her husband, who died on Christmas Eve three years ago. And Christopher Byrne, a widowed Christmas-tree seller from Nova Scotia, is haunted by memories of his missing son, who ran away after a fight one winter. Can Catherine and Christopher, who each face a sad Christmas, find holiday happiness together on the streets of New York City?