First there was the year without Christmas.
The year Skye Haverford Blade died so mysteriously, leaving behind not only her husband but her young son.

Now it's three years later. This Christmas - the third Christmas - Jean Young joins David Blade and his son, Chris, on their boat, the Skye. And she falls in love with both of them - the unsmiling man with too many secrets and the little boy longing for a mother's kiss.

Despite her own fears, Jean thinks her love can save them, can give them back their joy in life - and in Christmas.

Not only this Christmas, but every Christmas to come.