THREE HOLIDAYS AND A WEDDING

Two women from entirely different backgrounds meet by chance on a plane that is diverted to a small Canadian town in a blizzard and become fast friends during the subsequent week.

Anna Gibson, 27, raised in a hybrid Christian-Jewish household, is an only child who's still grief-stricken over her father’s death two years earlier and reeling from her stepmother's remarriage. Maryam Aziz, 30, is a divorced Muslim woman working as a pharmacist for her father and dedicating her life to her family—her parents, her grandfather, and her sister. The two women meet by chance on a flight from Denver, Colorado, that's scheduled to land in Toronto, where Anna will be meeting her newish boyfriend’s wealthy family for a whirlwind of Christmas celebrations and Maryam’s sister, Saima, will be getting married to a fellow doctor during Ramadan. But a "Storm of the Century" derails everyone’s plans, and the women instead share deep secrets with one another during the turbulent flight and spend the next week in the idyllic town of Snow Falls, where the Christian-Jewish-Muslim population and diversity of food and religious options both surprise and welcome them—as does a movie crew that's filming Two Nights at Christmas, the follow-up to a hit rom-com. Anna is welcomed into Maryam’s family and the small community of friends who were en route to Saima’s wedding. Romance blooms for both women in this straightforward holiday romance meets dreams-come-true story that focuses on how one’s commitments to family and to one’s dreams can coexist with a few adjustments here and there. With a backdrop of the holiday season(s)—specifically the 2000 confluence of Ramadan, Hanukkah, and Christmas—this story is geared to be a heartwarming holiday novel for readers of all three faiths.

An earnest look at the myriad ways that people can find love if they are open to seeing it.