"Terrific relationships, magical powers, intriguing plot make a great holiday read."

'Twas the night before Christmas and all through the town, a creature was stirring...and the Drake sisters would need all their special gifts to save their beloved hometown and its residents. Kate Drake has just returned to Sea Haven, giving up her life traveling around the world to renovate a home there and finally settle down. She's excited to see her six sisters, who are all coming home for the holidays.

Each sister has a special gift and together, they combine their talents for a tremendous energy that protects their coastal hometown. It's a good thing, because someone is threatening everything they love and seems determined to destroy the holidays.

Matt Granite has always had a crush on Kate. It's so bad that his younger brother makes fun of him and he runs his truck off the road because he's watching her ride a horse. Although he, like everyone in town, knows the Drake sisters have some type of powers, can his crush turn into true love and adapt to being part of this special family?

I didn't read the first book in this series, but I'll definitely be doing so. I fell in love with Ms. Feehan's work because I have a sister and we're very close. These sisters have terrific relationships and their powers are intriguing. (I can't wait for Hannah's story.) This is a fun book that draws you right in - a great holiday read, though I'm not sure the psychopathic spirit will put you in the right Christmas mood!

Reviewed by Morgan Chilson
Courtesy Old Book Barn Gazette
Posted October 29, 2003

Seven sisters...
and a legacy of magical secrets.

Summary

Bestselling novelist Kate Drake is one of seven sisters gifted with amazing powers of witchcraft. Returning home in time for her northern California town's annual Christmas pageant, Kate catches the spirit of the season and decides to open a bookstore in a charming but run-down historic mill. Decorated former U.S. Army Ranger Matt Granite, now a local contractor, doesn't mind working in the undeniably eerie house-not if it means getting closer to Kate. There's something about the quiet, sensual woman that powerfully attracts him.

When an earthquake cracks the mill's foundation and reveals a burial crypt, Kate senses that a centuries- old evil has been unleashed...and that it's coming after her. Though Matt vows to guard her from dusk till dawn, Kate knows she will have to summon all of her and her sisters' powers to battle the darkness threatening to destroy both Christmas and the gift of soul-searing passion her hometown hero wants her to keep forever....