A Grinch-like thief retreats to her hometown in Connecticut after a con goes bad. There, she gets stuck baby-sitting her niece and nephew until their parents can make it home for Christmas. She spends most of her time devising ways to even the score with her old partner in crime, until the spirit of the holidays help put her priorities back on track.

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.