Recently widowed March Cantrell must deal with her husband's death while trying to escape the constant interference from her well meaning grown-up children. All her children, that is, apart from Molly. March discovers that the new man she's dating, Spider Olsen, is much older than her daughter - and believes the relationship is doomed to failure. However, any attempt to talk to Molly only drives them further apart. Meanwhile, March's sons are fighting for control of the family business. In order to heal the growing rifts between them all, the family decides to spend Christmas at their mountain home in Lake Tahoe. But whilst out skiing, March finds herself stranded with a young man called Rio and is surprised to discover that she is attracted to him ...