Μια ληστεία πάει στραβά κι η επαγγελματίας ληστής Κέιτ Νταβ κρύβεται στην γενέτειρά της, το Κονέκτικατ. Η αδερφή της εγκλωβίζεται σ" ένα νησί και της ζητάει να προσέχει τα παιδιά της μέχρι να γυρίσει για Χριστούγεννα. Τα ανίψια και οι φίλοι θα προσπαθήσουν να βάλουν την Κέιτ στο πνεύμα των εορτών.

A week before Christmas Liza McCann visit her estranged father who strangely lives in a town decked out for the holidays and is full of Christmas spirit. Strange events immediately occur when they arrive challenging everything Liza had once believed in.

Josh is on track at law school and a place at his father's firm. As his family prepares for their traditional Passover celebrations, Josh hits a brick wall in the form of the alluring and troubled -and not quite Jewish enough- Cheryth. As things heat up at the dorm and at home, Josh is suddenly questioning his faith, his father and his future. Passion and new love collide with family values and the demands of tradition.