Christmas is a time of reflection, and Tim Kelly dwells on his failures. His family is dysfunctional, and he dreads the holidays. His father supposedly turned over a new leaf, but Tim learns he asked the Outfit for a favor that will come back to bite them later.
It should be a time of joy, but Darla Redmond can't shake her anxiety. She’s home for the holidays, hoping for a Christmas miracle: one last holiday with her ailing grandmother.
Christmas is a time of faith, but no one has less than Jake Wheeler. He depends only on Al, another drifter, but Al struggles with his own self-doubt until a surprise discovery inspires them to save another outcast.
It should be a time to spend with family, but Ruby Gordon has never felt more alone. When she learns her father won’t be home for the holidays, her brother Rett resolves to make it a Christmas she’ll never forget.
Jennifer Samson (she/her) is the author of the coming-of-age Sin City saga, co-author of the dark comedy/thriller The Final Cut, and the non-fiction bestseller Self Publishing for Canadians. Her work has been featured in the Toronto Star, Ottawa Citizen, and Edmonton Sun.
She enjoys Japanese pens, Hilroy loose leaf, corner store candy, and stopping to say hi to every cat she meets on her walks.
She is a member of Gamma Xi Phi, a predominantly African American, anti-racist, non-hazing, all-gender professional fraternity for artists and creators, and served as National Secretary from 2023-2025. She is also a member of Alpha Phi Women’s Fraternity.
She currently lives on the unceded traditional and ancestral territory of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Coast Salish peoples.
Her current work-in-progress is a multi-book series set in 1980s and ‘90s Vancouver.