Plot Synopsis

Based on the Novel by Karen Kingsbury. At Christmastime, a young Maggie has her first blush of love with a boy while vacationing with her family in Lake Tahoe. The excitement from her first kiss is short-lived, as she soon learns that her father has left their family. Twenty years later, she is a divorce attorney and overprotective mom to her son Jordan. Just like her father, her husband left her at Christmas. She puts on a brave face but Jordan sees how unhappy she is and writes letters to God praying for a Christmas miracle for his mom. Maggie hires Casey to tutor Jordan over the holiday break and the two get along swimmingly. This immediate rapport is in stark contrast to the lack of connection the boy has with Tanner the fellow divorce lawyer that his mom is dating. Casey has Maggie over for a home cooked dinner and shares that his wife passed away in recent years and hasn't been ready to move on. Though Maggie is wary of love, she begins to feel a spark. Maggie's friend hires her to represent her when her husband unexpectedly files for divorce. Maggie is shocked and disappointed when Tanner later decides to represent the husband. He claims it's only business but to Maggie, it's personal. Maggie and Casey grow closer with Casey infusing her life with the Christmas spirit and Jordan starts to see him as a father figure. When Casey asks Maggie out on a date, she accepts. To show Maggie his commitment, Tanner drops her friends husband as a client and buys the two of them tickets to Italy for the holiday. Maggie realizes they aren't meant to be together, and gives them back, instead choosing to see Casey. When they begin to fall in love, though, Maggie pulls back. After discovering a coincidental childhood connection with him, and reading Jordan's letters to God, she must decide if Christmas is the right time to open her heart to love.