Author Nell Phillips� first book has become a surprise best-seller of the Christmas season. Nell�s last stop on a nationwide book tour takes her to the town of Springdale, the hometown of Emmett Turner, a young man she met over five years ago while both were junior copy editors at a New York publishing company. Nell was hurt when Emmett stood her up for a dinner date and then disappeared from New York without any explanation. As Nell is quick to admit, Emmett�s colorful, nostalgic anecdotes about Springdale inspired her to write this book that is shaping her life and especially this holiday season.