Aspiring photographer Millie Rowan is on the verge of giving up any hope of becoming successful, but the perfect job opens up at a ski lodge in Alpine Ridge, Vermont. When she arrives, she's struck by the snow-capped mountains, and inside, its romantic holiday dinners for two, roaring fire, and hot cider have her feeling festive. While there, the handsome town chairman, Luke Thayer, catches her attention. How wonderful it would be to explore the area and its holiday events with him. But there are a few issues to contend with: The owners are planning to sell the town's beloved resort. There's also the matter of a two-hundred-year-old mystery to solve. And then Millie also wants to keep her job quiet, so her photos maintain the location's authentic magic. In order to do that, she's forced to withhold information from Luke.

The pressure mounts, and at the annual Christmas parade, when Luke overhears Millie talking about her pitch and what her job as a photographer was meant to do, Christmas might not be so merry¿.