A young woman, who has been continuously unlucky, accepts a job as a department store elf during the holidays. When Kate meets Tom on the job, her life takes a turn.

An eager little Christmas tree, not very tall or well-shaped, is the last on the lot, and when it seems all hope of being covered with lights and ornaments is lost, a special person comes to take him home.

As Martin and James wait patiently to see Santa in his Grotto, Martin spots a medical concern that has him shut it down and send Santa packing - until he's sure he isn't infectious. Louisa is determined not to let Martin ruin Christmas

"It's late December between Ground Zero and Fatal Error, a winter of discontent for Jack, who's perhaps spending too much time hanging at Julio's. An old contact, Edward Burkes, convinces him to take on a missing-person fix. As usual, nothing is as it seems and the missing person isn't exactly a person. In fact, it's like nothing anyone has ever seen. And in the middle of all this, the mysterious Madame de Medici hires Jack to safeguard a valuable object. Simple, right? Not even close."--