Laurel's only Christmas wish is to get as far away from the city, the festivities and especially her ex-boyfriend (who also happens to be her boss), as possible and spend the month of December working on her first novel.
When a rental agent locates a cabin deep in the woods and offers it to Laurel, she leaps at the opportunity to stay there for the month. But as soon as she arrives, she senses that something isn't right about the place. For one thing, she feels she constantly is being watched, even though the area is completely isolated. And then there is Doug, who appears on her doorstep one morning. He is handsome, helpful and friendly, and Laurel immediately is attracted to him. But he carefully avoids divulging any information about himself, other than he lives nearby, whenever she attempts to get to know him better.