Captain Christmas — EmKay Connor

The Wish Tree is one of Franklin's most treasured Christmas traditions. Hanging amongst the requests for practical items needed by local charities are the townsfolk's most heartfelt desires.The honeymoon ruined by a cancer diagnosis.The town library that was never rebuilt because it wasn't insured.The talented high school band unable to accept an invitation to march in the Rose Bowl parade.The list goes on and on…An unfinished college degree.A reunion thirty years overdue.Locating a birth mother.And even a wish for a cat.The residents of the small town don't expect Santa to deliver, but it's an opportunity to keep hope alive and hold on to their precious dreams.But then one holiday season, wishes start coming true. They dub their secret benefactor Captain Christmas, and soon the quest is on to find his true identity.