The new romantic Christmas story fromNew York Timesbestselling author Debbie Macomber.

Ashley Davison is desperate to spend the holidays with her mother in Seattle. Dash Sutherland has an interview for the job of a lifetime in Seattle and must arrive by 23 December. Both frantic to book a last-minute flight out of California, Ashley and Dash collide at the airport to learn that there are no flights and only one rental car available. After a rocky start, the two reluctantly agree to drive to Washington together. But their journey isn't without obstacles, and a misunderstanding with the law threatens to ruin their holiday plans altogether.

Will Ashley make it home in time to surprise her mother? Will Kevin report to duty as expected? And most importantly, will they both have the opportunity to discover the greatest gift of all?

Debbie Macomber is a no. 1New York Timesbestselling author and one of todays most popular writers with more than 170 million copies of her books in print worldwide. In addition to fiction, Debbie has also published two bestselling cookbooks; numerous inspirational and nonfiction works; and two acclaimed childrens books. The beloved and bestsellingCedar Coveseries became Hallmark Channels first dramatic scripted television series,Debbie Macomber's Cedar Cove, which was ranked as the top program on US cable TV when it debuted in summer 2013. Hallmark has also produced many successful films based on Debbies bestselling Christmas novels. Debbie Macomber owns her own tea room, and a yarn store,A Good Yarn,named after the shop featured in her popularBlossom Streetnovels. She and her husband, Wayne, serve on the Guideposts National Advisory Cabinet, and she is World Visions international spokesperson for theirKnit for Kidscharity initiative. A devoted grandmother, Debbie and her husband Wayne live in Port Orchard, Washington (the town on which her Cedar Cove novels are based) and winter in Florida.