When Ebeneezer Scrooge's former fiancée, Belle Beaumont, unexpectedly inherits a struggling London orphanage, she dreams of giving the children of Haven House the most splendid Christmas they've ever known. But her vision of snowflakes and merriment quickly collides with reality--fire damage has rendered part of the building unsafe, and the paperwork is years behind.Barrister Rafe Munro is fighting to clear an innocent man and searching for a child who may be his relative. His pursuit leads him to Haven House, where Rafe offers to help Belle sort through the chaotic records that might lead to the missing child. Amid the mayhem of running an orphanage full of mischievous children and eccentric staff, will Belle and Rafe find love and the answers they seek this holiday season? Family, sacrifice, and a second chance at love intertwine in this festive holiday tale from award-winning author Michelle Griep that brims with joyful echoes of Dickens' A Christmas Carol .