Book excerpt: Can you really recapture the magical Christmases of days gone by? That is the question Cassandra Dawson has been asking herself since her beloved grandparents passed away. How could she ever return to their home and experience Christmas there without them? Cassie has been living the high life in Toronto, working hard in the fashion industry, and leaving no time for her personal life. After her grandparents died three years ago, they left her their property on Dawson’s Lane, near St. John’s, Newfoundland. It was the place where Cassie had spent most of her childhood and every Christmas before they died. When her grandparents’ neighbour, Mr. Hudson, calls to tell her that he and his wife can no longer look after her grandparents’ place, Cassie must decide if it’s time to sell it. She hasn’t been to their home in three years, too overwhelmed with emotion to go there. But it is Christmastime, and her grandmother wanted her to continue to spend Christmas there. Guilty for not fulfilling her grandmother’s wishes after her death, Cassie decides to return to her grandparents’ home, feeling once she’s there, she’ll know what to do. The Hudsons enlist their grandson, Gabe, to help Cassie prepare the property to sell, in case that is her decision. Cassie hasn’t seen Gabe since they were children, and when he arrives, Cassie is astonished to find a handsome man in front of her. Strong memories of being in that home pull at her heartstrings, and Gabe offers Cassie the chance to recapture her wonderful Christmases spent on Dawson’s Lane. But will it be enough to make her stay?