Nicole Smith

Ever since his mother passed away two years ago, Caleb Pine has been stuck while the rest of his family seem to have moved on. Alone at Christmas, he finds himself drawn back to Martha’s Vineyard and the Gingerbread Inn, where his family spent a wonderful Christmas holiday when he was a teen. To his surprise, the local girl he almost kissed under the mistletoe all those years ago is now grown up and running the Inn.

Minister Rossi Tolliver is ready to settle down, but there is a good reason he isn't married. Besides the outward attraction, he desires a woman who is sweet, humble, and loves the Lord. As the family minister, everybody had an opinion about what type of woman would be his perfect mate: one not prone to anger, have a gentle spirit, be kind to others, and be a faithful churchgoer. What an impressive resume. They were all good qualities, but his family had forgotten the most important criteria: She had to have his heart.