Relationships can strain to breaking point when there are too many secrets, too many problems not faced. Maggie is forced to make tough choices when her husband is left in a coma and his secrets start to surface. The changes to her life inevitably have repercussions for her son and daughter. What choices will they make to bring about the changes they need? Maggie must find her inner strength, for herself and her children, and she will never see life in quite the same way again.

In the small village of Holmsford, residents old and new gear up for the Christmas celebrations, but not everything goes to plan. Secrets and sleigh rides, new love and heartache, all get mixed up in the festive pot. In the McTavish household, Maggie is certain Iain is still hiding something. Her son, James, is now settled, but what of their tempestuous daughter, Chloe? Chloe is struggling to find the love she craves and forge a new career. Then she drops a bombshell in her mother’s lap that threatens to blow the family apart.