December is a hard time for the Larsen family. As a non-religious family, the holiday season is always a challenge, but this year is even worse. Gail is struggling with grief over the recent death of her mother, John is buried in financial stress, and the entire family is looked down upon by their new neighbors in their rapidly gentrifying suburb of Minneapolis. It's up to the three Larsen children and their uncle Ted to find the magic of the season. Together, the four of them create the Princess of Uncertainty--a princess who will grant everyone a single unusual wish on the darkest night of the year Their schoolmates, and some adults, join in creating the Princess' story, to the disapproval of their teachers. Ted is baffled by how hard he has fallen for Suzanne, a woman who is the complete opposite of anyone he's ever wanted to date. He wants to marry her, the children want him to marry her, but she's not so sure. Will things work out for everyone in the Larsen family? Can wishes come true? The only thing we know for sure is that the darkest night of the year is coming. Readers will be sucked into this heartwarming holiday romance as they learn the true meaning of love and family.
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