'All the best stories take place at Christmas, that's what my mum used to say. And she was right. The first ever Christmas story was Jesus Christ's birth, after all. Now my tale isn't nearly as dramatic as that but it's certainly ... different. It all started on the first of December.' * * * Evie Canvarra may be twenty-five years old but she still loves Christmas. The presents, the food, the decorations ... she loves it all. But this year is different. Her parents aren't talking to her, her boyfriend cheated on her with her best friend and so it looks like Evie will be spending her Christmas by herself. Or not. Someone forces their way into her life; a certain seductive woman with eyes the colour of crystals and hair as white as snowflakes. But who is this mysterious stranger? And why is she so hellbent on making Evie's Christmas the best ever?