Holiday Gifts for Insufferable People

Can playing Santa for perfect strangers put the magic back into this trash can of a Christmas?


Christmas magic should come naturally in the snowy mountain village of Wylde Valley. But for Frankie Rose, this holiday season is marked by panic attacks and an ever-present sense of dread. An encroaching wildfire has forced her and her husband Caleb to evacuate their home in L.A., landing them in the cabin Frankie inherited from her mother.


Frankie has been battling anxiety ever since her mom passed away, and with the potential loss of her home looming on the horizon, she’s beginning to believe she’ll never be the vivacious woman she once was . . . or the strong and dependable wife she longs to be.


Then Frankie discovers a stash of Christmas gifts her mother left behind. Hoping she can channel her mother’s strength and spirit by spreading a little goodwill, Frankie sets out to find the gifts’ recipients . . . an effort that may help her find some holiday peace, though not in the ways she imagined.


Honest, stirring, and occasionally funny, Holiday Gifts for Insufferable People is a quiet celebration of what we give, what we receive, and the glimmer of hope that remains in even the dimmest holiday season.