Return to Evergreen, the town where Christmas wishes come true… But only if you know what your heart really wants. When Lisa takes a last-minute Christmas trip to her hometown of Evergreen, she finds that the historic general store has closed. The place was a beloved local tradition, and she decides to use her skills as a professional retail designer to bring it back to its former glory. She charms a local contractor, Kevin, into working with her, and the pair find themselves facing one surprise after another. One of the biggest surprises of all is finding the mysterious 25-year-old letter to Santa that never made it to the North Pole. Who really wrote it, and will its request come true at last? And will Lisa and Kevin figure out what they’re truly wishing for? This sweet small-town romance includes a free Hallmark original recipe for Incredible Apple Dumplings.

ナンシー・ネイグルが描く本作の本質は、単なるロマンスを超えた「心の再発見」にあります。商店の再生は、主人公が自らの願いを解き放つ精神的な旅路です。著者の温かな筆致は、古い手紙という謎を軸に、人と人の絆が奇跡を呼び込む瞬間を鮮やかに描き出しています。 映像版は幻想的な美しさで魅了しますが、原作には活字でしか届かない繊細な心理描写が凝縮されています。映像で視覚を楽しみ、テキストで心の深淵に触れるというシナジーこそが本作の醍醐味です。読後、付属のレシピを試せば、物語の温もりが現実の食卓まで届く至福を味わえるはずです。