The Mountain-Scape Lake Lodge, situated on the pristine alpine lake in the heart of the Smoky Mountains, is the perfect place for the Steele Family from Charlotte and Phoenix - along with their friends - to spend the Holidays. They have rented the entire one-hundred-room lodge. Celebrations are in order. Everyone is happy for Eden and Drew Steele, who are celebrating their fortieth wedding anniversary. Then there are Chance and Kylie Steele's oldest kids - Marcus and Tiffany - who have finished law school and medical school, respectively. Everyone is looking forward to the celebrations and the holidays, as well as meeting Tiffany's new boyfriend. The family is surprised when he introduces himself as her fiancé, rather than a boyfriend. It seems that not everyone is happy with the surprise, and the plot thickens when it is discovered that he is not all he claims to be.The Steeles Family is readers' favorites, and it is wonderful when they work together to keep all family members and their friends safe. Family unity. They have the means to do it, even if it means spending their Christmas Holidays doing so.