Sugar Plum Bliss

BLISS WILL MAKE CHRISTMAS HAPPEN, OR ELSE

Not feeling the Spirit this year, Bliss Moonbeam Cornwall nonetheless must organize Lockport's First Responders' Christmas Gala. She orders the appetizers and desserts. She warns the DJ not to play holiday music or risk non-payment. The bartender is advised to have plenty of beer on tap for the cops, firefighters, paramedics, and bylaw officers. Check, check, and check.

Although the sound of festive music blasting from every store gets on her last nerve, Bliss buys the decorations to transform St. Mary's Church hall into a holiday wonderland. Since red and green are so blah, she goes with - plum, to match the dozens of sugar plums on the menu. Just like that, she creates a non-traditional theme! The four reluctant teenagers she recruits to decorate the hall don't hate it, a warning Bliss ignores.

The night of the Gala, Police Chief Neil Redfern, Bliss's hot, blond husband, straps on his gun. Is he expecting something other than joyful merriment at the party? Could his suspicions be connected to the media room that seems to lock and unlock itself?

These questions are answered before the evening is over when more than fun and laughter rock the church hall. A trip to the emergency room forces Bliss to reconsider her priorities, not just for the Yuletide Season, but her future. Will she and Neil have their worst Christmas ever? Or, their best yet?