Marley and Wyatt. Wyatt and Marley. The two of them couldn't be more different. Marley is shy, awkward and nerdy, the kind of girl who'd much rather stay in than go out. She was the type of girl who blended in, hating being the centre of attention. On the other hand, Wyatt is loud, outgoing, and the life of the party, the kind of guy who becomes friends with everyone he meets within minutes. Despite these differences, they are best friends.
Correction, they were best friends.
Everything changed the day Wyatt moved to LA to live out his dreams as a famous actor, promising Marley that they'd talk every day and he'd be back before she knew it... It's been five years, five years since Wyatt and his family bailed on Christmas. Five years since Marley and Wyatt have spoken to one another. He's now the biggest actor in Hollywood, and she's moved on, independently living in the city by herself.
She's moved on from Wyatt, happy to never have to see him again.
Well, that is until she returns home for Christmas. Marley's parents have a surprise for her, one that might involve the return of the family they once spent every Christmas with years ago-forcing Marley to come face to face with the last person she wants to see. Wyatt Oliver.
Cassidy Cruise is tired of seeing love happen for everyone but her. As the holiday season quickly approaches, Cassidy comes up with a plan: she's going to get a boyfriend by Christmas. She carefully creates a list of five guys to go on a first date with and plans on narrowing it down to one just as Christmas break rolls around. It's the perfect plan. Until it isn't.
In between dates, Cass spends more time with Garrett, her friend/the son of the owner of the bookstore where Cassidy works. She doesn't anticipate her growing feelings for him. But she has her plan and she's determined to stick to it, even if Garrett should have been on the list to begin with.
Cassidy finally narrows down her list to one guy only to realize she hasn't been the only one manipulating the situation. Hurt and angry, Cass calls off operation Boyfriend by Christmas. It will take a lot more than mistletoe to fix what has been done.
Despite the betrayal she feels when she discovers her number one choice's big secret, can Cassidy turn things around and end up with a boyfriend by Christmas, or is the operation officially blown?