Eighteen-year-old Kevin Knapp leaves his home in Iowa to begin his broadcasting career in Austin, Minnesota, where he meets his future wife, Maggie McGovern, who is still in high school. Kevin quickly moves up the corporate ladder at the local radio station as Maggie graduates and begins her own career path as a features writer and then news reporter for the Austin newspaper. The couple are quickly attracted to each other but as practicing Christians, they let their relationship develop slowly. Ultimately, they fall in love. After some initial reluctance and cautionary messages, Maggie's parents give Kevin their blessing to marry their only child. Shortly after returning from their honeymoon, Maggie and Kevin learn about a tragedy involving Maggie's best friend, Sam. When a blizzard blankets Austin, a series of coincidences and a little help from their parish priest move them from routine news reporting to crime investigation.