On the windswept Scandinavian Åland Islands, the festive season is snowy and chilly--yet breathtakingly beautiful. It's time for Alicia to enjoy her first winter back on her beloved islands with her family. But her estranged husband, Liam, springs an unwelcome and devastating surprise and her ex-lover, Patrick, temps her with an altogether different kind of future, making Alicia face an impossible choice. With her world crashing around her, can Alicia create the idyllic Island Christmas she's always dreamt about? Meanwhile, Brit, Alicia's schoolfriend, returns to the islands to lick her wounds after a particularly bloody break-up with an Italian chef. When she meets her new boss, the Captain of a Baltic cruise liner, sparks fly. Brit can't help but fall quickly in love with Jukka, but when she discovers his murky past, she fears her heart is about to be broken yet again. Are the rumors about Jukka true, or just typical small island gossip? Join this quirky Scandinavian island community for a Christmas you'll never forget! An Island Christmas is a sequel to Helena's first novel set on Åland, The Island Affair , but it can also be read as a standalone book.