<p>Two orphans. A big sister with Down Syndrome. And a community in need of miracles.<br /><br />It&rsquo;s up to ten-year-old Louis to protect Linney from the bad men. He knows what can happen to handicapped kids. He&rsquo;s seen it before.<br /><br />Only it&rsquo;s getting harder and harder to keep her warm and safe in this old storage barn as Christmas celebrations unfold around them.&nbsp;<br /><br />And then there&rsquo;s Annie Mac and her crew who are involved in the pageant excitement. So is Lieutenant Clay Dougherty her kids&#39; faux-father and the man who still makes her yearn for a whole lot more than she&rsquo;s comfortable offering especially when she&#39;s plagued by crazy-making nightmares.<br /><br />So many questions: Can Louis save his sister? And will Annie Mac find the peace she needs? What about poor Clay and the other Beaufort folk?&nbsp;<br /><br />&nbsp;</p>