Kim Rossi is an aspiring romance novelist. Her life is thrown into disarry when she is dumped by her boyfriend on the brink of his success – his own romance novel is about to be published. Deciding she needs a change, Kim enrolls on a writing retreat at a Vermont Inn shortly before Christmas. However, her hoped for peace is disturbed by both her irritation with her assignment partner Zeke and by the arrival of boyfriend Garth, who is also attending the retreat. The situation forces Kim to step outside her comfort zone, ultimately challenging herself both professionally and personally.