剧情：Workingonherfourthinthesuccessfulanthologyromanceseriesfeaturingthe"inlove"charactersofDesmondRanesandCatarina,IzziSimmonsistoldbyherbestfriendandeditorMilathattheendingofherfirstdraft,alreadypastdue,isunacceptable.Mila'stakeontheproblemisthatIzzihasmadeDesmondanunrealisticversionofaromanticcharacterinbeing"perfect"... (展开全部) Workingonherfourthinthesuccessfulanthologyromanceseriesfeaturingthe"inlove"charactersofDesmondRanesandCatarina,IzziSimmonsistoldbyherbestfriendandeditorMilathattheendingofherfirstdraft,alreadypastdue,isunacceptable.Mila'stakeontheproblemisthatIzzihasmadeDesmondanunrealisticversionofaromanticcharacterinbeing"perfect"... Workingonherfourthinthesuccessfulanthologyromanceseriesfeaturingthe"inlove"charactersofDesmondRanesandCatarina,IzziSimmonsistoldbyherbestfriendandeditorMilathattheendingofherfirstdraft,alreadypastdue,isunacceptable.Mila'stakeontheproblemisthatIzzihasmadeDesmondanunrealisticversionofaromanticcharacterinbeing"perfect",whichmatchesIzzi'sownunrealisticpursuitofaman,shelookingforherownDesmondsotospeak.WithMilaunwillingtopushthefinaldeadlinepastChristmasEveinlessthanaweekasIzzirequests,IzziisabletoconvincehertoallowhertoworkonthenecessaryeditsfromtheAntlerLodgeinSilverSprings.SinceherparentsmovedtoFlorida,Izzi,awinterwonderlandtraditionalistinherviewoftheperfectChristmas,hasfoundtheLodgeherChristmashomeawayfromhome,especiallyasitsproprietor,Bob,isasmuchatraditionalistasher.TheonlyreasonwhyMilaallowsthisworkingvacationisthatBobinformedIzzithathe,retiring,hassoldthelodge,meaningthatitasIzziknowsitmaynotexistnextyear.Uponherarrival,IzzidiscoverswhoBobsoldthelodgetoishisson,threeyearwidowedMatt,whowantedtomovehimselfandhisadolescentdaughterKaceybacktoSilverSpringsforfamilyreasonsfromhemanagingalargehotelinSeattle.WhatimmediatelystrikesIzziaboutMattisthatheistheexactimageofthepaintingsofDesmondusedforherbookcovers,shediscoveringthatnooneassociatedwiththepublishingcompanyknowswhowasoriginallycommissionedforthatjob.Izzi'sthoughtsthatMattmaybeherDesmondquicklydissolveasMattdisplayshishumanflaws,whichinclude,eveninbasicmaintenance,transformingthelodgeintowhatsheseesasagainstherChristmassensibility.AsMattandIzzistartspendingmoretimetogether,andMatthimselfdiscoverstheissueofthebookcoverlikenessandknowingthereasonbehindit,IzzimaystarttoseeinMattthetruenatureofwhatDesmondshouldbe,whileMattbeginstomuseifmeetingIzziinthismannerisasignthatheisreadytobeginaromanticlifeagain.WhatmaythrowawrenchintotheproceedingsisMatt'schildhoodfriendJennifer,whohaslongbeeninlovewithhimherself.