Unfortunately, Krissy’s been roped into filling in for a sick elf in the local holiday musical extravaganza.  With a demanding director, backstage gossip, and two men in fierce competition for the starring role, it isn’t all sweetness and Christmas Lights. Then a murder puts a stop to the production, and Krissy is faced with a pageant of suspects.

Could her ex-boyfriend, a fellow elf, really be the culprit as the police are claiming? Or will the actor playing Santa be trading his red suit for an orange jumpsuit? When her behind-the-scenes investigation starts getting dangerous, the only thing Krissy really wants is to make it to Christmas dinner alive. but first she’ll have to finish wrapping up this case…..

A year after she separated from her husband, Gianni, on Christmas Day, Chloe’s heart is still in pieces as she unpacks the decorations for her first ever festive holiday alone. That is, until the phone rings…..

It seems Gianni’s new seaside restaurant is in trouble and Chloe must go to Appledore to save the business-and him. Equally famous for his experimental culinary extravaganzas and his explosive temper, Gianni has been really stirring up a sensation with the locals-and not in a good way! As pans fly and the temperature in the kitchen rises, Chloe’s calming influence and magic touch might just get the critics back on side in time to save the restaurant from sinking like a sad souffle. But will it be enough to save their marriage.