Josephine Lockwood spent her entire life in a sickbed being coddled by her anxious mother. Finally, after receiving the correct diagnosis for her illness, she's standing on the edge of a new adventure. She's finished her audition program for an online gaming platform and is poised to move out of her family home. But she must attend her mother's annual Christmas party Brett Kramer, a hard-working handyman, is finishing up renovations at the Excelsior Hotel in Iverton when Jo drops into his life. She's cute, friendly, and totally intriguing. Too bad he's at work. The family contracting business is suffering thanks to a bogus complaint, and he doesn't want any whiff of impropriety to taint the current contract. But when Jo flees from her mother's party, Brett steps in to help her escape, disregarding his business's reputation. Their departure only complicates the situation. A snowstorm, sibling rivalry, and an overprotective mother forces them together and tears them apart. Jo and Brett must find a balance to make their relationship more than a Christmas Affair.