Juliet left her small town in South Dakota for the bright lights of California years ago. All along, however, she pined for the iron-hearted rancher that she had a crush on throughout her teenage years...His name was Max "Rodeo" Thornton. Juliet has brushed off her family for years but finally she decided to accept their invitation to return home for the holidays. Back on the farmlands of South Dakota, she comes face to face with her long-lost crush. She has changed. He has changed. But the attraction is still there. Will they finally find happiness and romance under the mistletoe?