Oregon Christmas Tree Farm

When the novel opens, Sierra and her mother are still staying at their Christmas tree farm in Oregon. It is at this farm that the trees they sell on their California tree lot are grown.

California Tree Lot

This Christmas tree lot in California was first operated by Sierra’s grandfather. The business was passed on to her father. It was while Sierra’s father was working as a teen on that lot that he met Sierra’s mother. A good deal of the action in the novel takes place on this tree lot. It is where Sierra first sees Caleb.

Cardinals Peak

Cardinals Peak is the name of a hill that overlooks the city where Sierra’s family has their Christmas tree lot. Every year since she was eleven, Sierra and Heather have planted a sapling on that peak. At the end of the...