Falling in love can feel a lot like tumbling down a mountain

C.J. Lancaster's job as a tabloid journalist takes her to the Sundance Film Festival to interview an actress. She tries to charm her way past the movie star's youngest brother-in-law, Sam, and somehow ends up on an "undate" with him. If C.J. were ready to date, the fun-loving veteran would be her first choice, but since she's still healing from her ex-husband's affair, she knows it will be safer if she scares her new "friendboy" away.

Sam Lake is intrigued-he's never had to pursue a woman, and he can't get C.J. out of his mind. Whether it's how she likes to eat ice cream in winter or the way she gets his nieces and nephews to gang up on him in a snowball fight, he feels more at home with her than his oversized family. But when his own issues arise, he realizes C.J. might be right about avoiding a relationship with him.

Can the two of them overcome the emotional mountains in their lives to be together, or will they remain a "noncouple" forever?