The Mistletoe Inn

The film begins with Kim Rossi being dumped by her boyfriend Garth, a romance blogger, who leaves a breakup note inside a manuscript because he feels she isn't 'serious' enough about her writing. Determined to prove him wrong and finish her romance novel, Kim signs up for a five-day conference at the Mistletoe Inn in Vermont. Upon arrival, she has a 'meet-clash' with Zeke, a man who nearly crushes her laptop and insists on using a vintage typewriter and a white noise machine. They are eventually paired as writing partners in a workshop led by editor Karen Watanabe. Throughout the conference, Kim deals with the annoyance of Garth being present and live-tweeting the event. Zeke helps Kim overcome her fear of feedback through unconventional methods, including building 'snow-ma'ams' to represent harsh literary agents. After Kim wins the first round of a writing competition but receives a critique that her work lacks 'authenticity,' Zeke takes her on a surprise research trip to New York City. They stay at the Hotel Leone, where Kim finally experiences the sensory details of the city she's been writing about. Their bond deepens, but the relationship is shattered when Zeke is revealed to be H.T. Cowell, the world-famous reclusive author Kim idolizes. Feeling betrayed that he lied about his identity and used her for inspiration to break his own writer's block, Kim leaves the conference. Back home, she finds the confidence to finish her book and rejects Garth when he tries to reconcile only to get close to Cowell. On Christmas Day, Zeke arrives at Kim's father's house. He explains that he hid his identity to be known for himself rather than his fame and reveals that he helped get her manuscript to a publisher who wants to buy it. The two reconcile and kiss under the mistletoe.