When widower and single dad, Cole Nichols, takes daughter, Kaitlyn, to see Santa, he discovers all she wants for Christmas is for her dad to find someone to love. Little does Cole know, that someone is a person he has known for years.

Syd Kidwell is Kaitlyn's teacher and has been friends with Cole since childhood. Though he's always harbored feelings for Cole, Syd has kept them to himself for fear of rejection. Accepting an invitation to spend Christmas with Cole and his family, Syd has no idea where a few days in the mountains will lead.

For Cole and Syd, Christmas brings the gifts of healing a broken heart and expressing a love that has burned for years.