Young love. A troubled mother. Christmas dinner under threat.

The Christmas in July Sundowner is an event looked forward to by members of the Parke Croquet and Bowls Clubs. But this year not everyone is full of Christmas spirit. When someone falls in the lake, and a valuable piece of jewellery goes missing, Hettie finds herself with a plateful of problems instead of plum pudding.

Can that cat Ceefer lend a paw, or is he too busy creating mischief with his own guest, because if Hettie can't smooth the troubled waters, this Christmas in July threatens to put a deep wedge between the Croquet and Bowls clubs that might never be repaired.