Carol came to Ardor Point to hide away from her painful past. Jackson came to reconnect with happy childhood memories. Nothing much happens in the sleepy town at the foot of the Appalachian Mountains until the holidays roll around. Though Carol is not a huge fan of the holidays, she loves the extra business the pop-up tree shop brings to her door every year. When Jackson’s grandfather sends him to manage this year’s crew of unseasoned workers, love is the last thing on his mind. From the moment they meet, Carol and Jackson form a working alliance fraught with sexual tension. When a series of unexpected obstacles impede their budding relationship, they must decide whether their mutual attraction is worth the vulnerability of an uncertain future. Will the arrival of the ghosts of Christmas help quell their fears, or will their pasts continue to haunt them?