Elise Donner is a thirty something divorcee who runs a busy travel agency alongside her intractable ex-husband, Dan, who objects to her combining a charitable outreach program with their business. As the holiday season begins and she dreads spending another Christmas alone, Elise meets Nick, a single and handsome attorney, at a shopping mall food court. Since they are both unmarried and overly career-focused, they quickly bond over their mutual dislike of the holidays. Nick shares that his law firm is considering making him a partner, but has a history of choosing only those who are married with a family. Realizing they’re each about to face a lonely holiday season—and that having a girlfriend would increase his chances of being made a partner—Nick suggests that he and Elise pretend to be a couple...