Sylvie is a lonely southern girl looking for love. She finds herself on a dating site, and the fun is supposed to begin. Then Pete, divorced and just fine being alone, accidentally meets Sylvie after a blind date doesn't show. When they bump into each other again, he is smitten. She unlocks his writer's block, so he plots to keep her in his orbit. Pete is wrong for her, Sylvie's certain, even though she doesn't know who he really is. Riley the rescue dog keeps bringing them together. Sylvie discovers the magic of Christmas in Virginia where love lights up her holiday. Both Pete and Sylvie learn some lessons about misjudging others and healing from past wounds.