Jen is living alone in a half-empty house, struggling with depression and how to deal with the hand life has dealt her. A freak accident has her locked in the basement as a major thunderstorm begins flooding the house.

A widow's daughter writes to Santa Claus, asking for her mother to find love again. When a struggling writer receives the letter, he finds new inspiration and the beginnings of a romance.

A newlywed couple cancels their honeymoon and returns to the snowy Midwest to make the funeral arrangements for their best man, who died unexpectedly after their ceremony.