Plot Synopsis

Based on the book "Sleigh Bell Sweethearts" by Teri Wilson. Pilot Zoey Hathaway heads to Aurora, Alaska to collect an inheritance, her uncle's ranch. There she reunites with old friends and meets Alec Wynn, the ranch's handsome caretaker. They form an alliance in the selling of the ranch and put it on the market. They completely disagree on the first potential buyers, so it's back to square one. Zoey decides, with Alec's help, to revive her Uncle Gus' annual Christmas festival and invite the whole town. Preparations for the festival begin in earnest, with Zoey enlisting Alec's help in everything from decorating to retrieving a runaway reindeer. One by one, they pull together all the details for the festival. They talk about Aurora and the ranch, and how important both have been to their respective lives. There is a connection between them, and it is starting to show. Knowing how much she loves flying, Alec arranges for Zoey to be asked to sub for the pilot who flies the region's regular delivery route. And, she entices Alec, a non-flyer, to join her. The attraction continues to build until he is reminded that she is leaving right after the Christmas festival, and won't be returning. He is clearly unhappy about it, but knows it is inevitable. A hotel group is interested in the ranch, and Zoey and Alec agree to put on the Christmas festival as a farewell party for the town. Alec is pressed into service as Santa and the Christmas festival is a big success, culminating in a barn dance. The hotel group returns with an ideal offer for the ranch, and Zoey will now be able to fulfill her dream of returning to Seattle and buying her own plane. But, now that her dream is coming true, is it the dream she truly wants? Unless she puts down roots in Aurora and opens her heart to the possibilities she might have with Alec, she will never find out.