The Best Christmas

Single mom and bridal designer Paisley Powell moved to Marietta last year for a clean start with her daughter, Riley, who is now four and blessedly in remission. The charming Montana town has wrapped them in warmth, giving Paisley the safety and community she never had during Riley’s terrifying battle. But one thing Paisley won’t allow is Riley’s growing obsession with meeting the anonymous bone marrow donor who saved her life. She’s grateful beyond words, but Riley has never known her father, and Paisley fears her little girl is building dreams around a stranger who may not want to be found.

Knox Campbell, a brilliant Austin engineer, joined a company bone-marrow registry drive on a whim. Matching with a desperately ill baby girl changed him forever — and though he’s been assured she survived, he has no other details. He’s often wondered about her, especially this time of year, when gratitude and hope hit hardest. During a holiday trip to Marietta for a Campbell family wedding, Knox hears about a local child who received a transplant three years ago — the exact timing of his donation. It’s probably coincidence. But something about the story pulls at him, and Christmas has always been the season when impossible things begin.

What happens when a mother guarding her heart meets the man her daughter quietly calls her miracle?