All Kat wanted was a simple holiday season of putting up decorations and enjoying her new significant other, Paul. That's not the holiday she's getting, though. Paul has surprised her by interviewing for a job six hours away, and a mystery art buyer is raising questions Kat isn't sure she wants answered. When Paul's parents show up for their visit, they bring a whole new set of troubles that threaten to push Kat and Paul to their limit. They're doing their best to make it through a first Christmas together, but will the new year bring Kat and Paul the new beginnings they need?

Fans of the Sacred Grounds Novels will relish spending the holidays with The Joy of a Field, the third book in the series. This short novel takes a humorous but serious look at holiday stress. Discussion questions are included at the end for individual readers as well as study groups.