Lucille Howard is an old lady, but thanks to the encouragement of her friend Arthur Truluv, she opened a baking school. She shares her secrets to making Southern sponge cake, perfect Christmas pinwheels and other sweet treats with students. She teaches men, women and children and has become so popular that she has to find an assistant. He hires Iris, a new resident of the town of Mason, for this job. Iris can't bake, but she needs to keep busy so she doesn't have to think about the things she regrets so much in life.

A young married couple moves into the neighborhood, a tragic event occurs, and Lucille begins to care for their young son, Lincoln. But his parents aren't the only Mason residents facing an uncertain future. But in difficult times, they are able to pull together and find the strength of true belonging, when they need it most. A Night of Miracles is a novel that will warm your heart and remind you that the people we love can often surprise us.