Piper MacLeanâs Christmas is a ho-ho-horror show, but sheâs used to all that by now, five years into becoming the de facto matriarch of the familyâstill single and childless, much to everyone elseâs chagrin. But she does have one indulgence every year: finding the perfect Christmas tree.
While searching the national forest, Piper is led to a beautiful spruce by way of magic. Well, not actual magicâmagic, of course, doesnât existâbut it sure feels magical when she hears the voice of her deceased mother floating on the wintery winds, telling her just which tree to chop.
Unfortunately, that very tree actually is quite magical, and accounting for it is the last task that half-elf Kol needs to complete before turning in his annual reports to the Elven Perennial Association. When he discovers the pilfered spruce, he simultaneously finds that the only way to return order to the forest is to endure a human holiday alongside a grumpy and overburdened woman who does not want him around.
Kol doesnât belong in Piperâs world, but itâs her fault that heâs there, so he doesnât intend to make things easy for her and announces to her family that heâs her boyfriend, come to visit for Christmas. Surely, thatâs the perfect cover for his presence and not at all the start to a ridiculous romance that will either tie up both of their hearts in pristine bows or rip them apart forever.