Amidst a sea of Santas at their town's annual Christmas celebration, three friends all find what they’re looking for: Christmas spirit, potential romance, and a strengthened bond of friendship.
Former police officer Darby Spencer and her mystery novelist mother Victoria Spencer have opposite personalities but still embark on the unlikeliest of ventures: becoming partners in a private detective agency. They are mistaken as sisters as they tackle puzzling cases in Alder Bluffs.