A family vacation to a working ranch introduces Professor Rebecca to Jake West. Rebecca is a widow chasing tenure, and Jake is a handsome cowboy who never settled down.

Chef Billie Blessings’ best friend Marian is hired to redecorate the TV studio. When Marian’s twin sister is murdered, Billie must investigate their close friends to find the killer.

After a small-town photographer saves a man’s life, she learns he’s in town to buy her family’s parkland, the location of the annual Christmas celebration.