Teri Goodwill, a thirties single, longs for a husband and family. At twenty, Teri rejected her weird relatives and moved away. Now she's highly successful in selling real estate and her sea glass art. On her dream trip to Kauai, Hawaii, Teri falls in love with rich, handsome Marcel Cardinale, who shares her Christian faith. She deceives him, saying she has no kin. Teri returns to her home on the Oregon coast to discover her house-sitter tricked her into signing him a year's lease she can't break. She tries and fails to escape the family Christmas reunion. One crazy Christmas Teri is forced to face the family she rejected. When Marcel discovers she's lied to him will her fears be realized? Will Marcel reject her because of her nutty relations? A delightful tale full of interesting characters, humorous circumstances, and unexpected twists and turns.