As the holidays approach, Tessa — a warm, ugly-sweater loving personal assistant — finds herself spending yet another holiday away from her family. Unable to fly home, she must find something else to do with her time. Little does she know, she's in for the holiday of a lifetime when she gets called into her boss's office three days before Christmas. Colette Sylvestre is not someone you could call warm — collected, intelligent, charismatic, maybe, but not warm. She is, however, in the running to take over her family business, a prestigious publishing house; all she has to do is convince her grandfather she has settled down enough. Her cousin Bernard, however, is determined to undermine her and take the position for himself. To convince her grandfather, Colette must bring a date back home to celebrate Christmas with her family. The only catch? Colette is currently single.n a spur of the moment decision, she asks her personal assistant Tess to be her date for the holidays....

Rachel works most days at a café in the middle of a small British town. Working alongside her is Emily, the confident American Rachel has secretly been in love with for months. Shy and often anxious, Rachel doesn't know if she could ever act on her feelings, even as the rest of her coworkers raise their eyebrows in disbelief.As the holiday season approaches, Rachel's best friend Ryan suggests a secret Santa among the workers and, while she's certain the game is rigged, Rachel can't help but be happy when she picks Emily's name out of the bag. Even after the anxiety about what to get her kicks in.Rachel has to figure out a present while not making it obvious she got Emily, and what follows is a series of awkward conversations, totally subtle flirting, and more than one Christmas-themed outing. Will she choose the right gift and come to terms with her feelings? Or will she remain in the friend-zone forever?