Successful and fiercely independent, Mary Ann Brubeck, adopts a baby girl to raise on her own just before Christmas. Due to weather, she and the baby get stuck in Bethlehem, Pa., for the holidays. When there is no room at the inn, her only option is to stay with the innkeeper's brother, Joe. Mary Ann learns the value of community by spending time with Joe's family and the two begin to see each other in a new light.