The Blessed Season

All is calm in Melinda's hometown ... until outsiders start to shake things up. The quiet days of early winter make Prosper look like a scene from a snow globe. Holiday lights glow in every window, plans are being made for the Christmas festival, and greetings of good cheer fill the aisles at Prosper Hardware. Everything changes when a national magazine sets its sights on the town's newest business, creating controversy about the best way to put little Prosper on the map. And when federal officials threaten to close the post office, Prosper's future suddenly doesn't seem so bright. Melinda is in the midst of it all, trying to navigate a new crush and mediate long-standing family drama. Can she find her way through the uncertainty and greet the new year with an open heart? Eighth in a series.