Liz Bradford learned caution the hard way. Having been burnt once in love's game, the successful businesswoman isn't interested in playing again. Brave and independent, Liz is also well aware of the dangers offered to a woman traveling alone through the modern world. So, when she meets a handsome stranger on the train, she's perfectly willing to talk and flirt - under a name that isn't her own.

Max Harvelle's marriage soured him on the entire institution, but it didn't turn him into a monk. Meeting the beautiful and intriguing "Sarah" on the train has him reconsidering his anti-woman sentiments. The thought of spending more time with her makes the obligatory family Christmas at the Bradford Inn - a place with uncomfortable memories for him - look almost promising.

However, when scheming exes, meddlesome mothers with grandbaby fever, and a seriously misguided wanna-be detective intrude on the budding relationship, can Max and Liz face their fears and overcome past pain to find the love they both deserve? Or will the romance perish amid the comedy of errors that follows?