Jolie returns to New York City after her high-school sweetheart breaks up with her. She's dreading the Christmas holidays in Lafayette, Louisiana, where she'll run into her ex and his new girlfriend. Her best friend suggests she take a "fake" boyfriend to avoid drama, and they choose her friend's brother, Jack, a writer. Jolie and Jack have a strained relationship, but they agree to the arrangement for Jack's writing assignment, which is set in Louisiana. As they pretend to be a couple, true romantic feelings develop between them.
The Christmas Contract
As she returns to her Louisiana hometown for Christmas, a woman faces a painful reckoning with her past when she discovers her ex-boyfriend has moved on with his new partner, forcing her to confront the memories and emotions she thought she'd left behind.
