When a college student is found dead, English professor Amy uses her crime fiction expertise to unravel the case faster than detective Travis, who ends up working with Amy to catch the killer.

After training as a junior perfumer in Paris, American Rosalie fails to secure a job in France, leaving her no option but to return home to the small town she was brought up in with her sister. With a small inheritance from her late grandmother, she decides to try to rent a store to sell her own perfume. The only space available is shared with the local furniture store, owned by the previously geeky kid from school, Jason, who has now blossomed into a handsome man.

A woman wins her sister a Beverly Hills wedding and gets a surprise of her own.

Sydney Ragsdale, recently divorced, decides to spend Christmas in a house she inherited with her young daughter. As Sydney begins to spend more time at the local bookstore, she meets a teacher, Mac, who also fills in for the town Santa. Mac tries to make Christmas wishes come true, and this year Sydney is at the top of his ‘nice’ list. As a new opportunity with the bookstore unfolds, Mac helps Sydney open herself up to life, love, and believing in the spirit of Christmas again.