For Beatrice Powell, the holidays are usually an extra-special time to celebrate. Between her twenty-year-plus marriage, gorgeous Berkeley, California, home, and three wonderful adult children, she has everything she could desire. But change-of-life doubts are making Beatrice a stranger to herself and her bewildered family. She only finds peace volunteering at the local soup kitchen, especially helping out homeless Charles Davenport. And his sensitivity and honesty soon comfort her in ways she never imagined . . . Charles thought he had it alluntil a devastating betrayal and the shattering loss of his family drove him to living on the streets. Beatrice is the first person whos truly cared about him in a long time. And little by little, hes finding reasons to care about rebuilding his lifeand risking a sudden, courageous choice . . . Drawn to Charles and the temptation of a second chance, Beatrice is faced with the hardest of decisions. But his insight, secretsand the reminder of a profound past encounterwill give her unexpected inspiration, gratitude, and the strength she needs to find her wayperhaps in time for Christmas.