After a disappointing restaurant opening and an embarrassing break-up, an American celebrity chef takes her first real Christmas vacation. She wanders into the kitchen at a luxury mountain resort and is mistaken for the sous chef by the handsome, hot-headed, and passionate head chef. Things soon start to heat up...

When 53-year-old Eliza Whitney loses both her beloved husband and her high-powered job in the same month, she's uncertain what the next chapter of her life will look like. Then her estranged father's widow contacts her and asks her to come to Sanibel Island to help settle his affairs. Eliza sees the trip to a place called Shellseeker Beach as a distraction from her loss, and maybe a way to get some closure on the difficult relationship she'd had with...

New arrivals to Shellseeker Beach prompt Eliza to extend her trip...and fall deeper under the spell of Sanibel Island. The group of close family and friends are determined to settle the ownership of the beachfront property once and for all. But it seems there are forces outside of their control determined to shatter all their dreams. As she takes time to reconsider her career, Eliza's daughter finds herself in the middle of conflicting feelings for...