After her life crumbles, Evie Joy Hartwell retreats to her mountain hometown, seeking solace at her family's bed-and-breakfast. However, when a cherished local shopkeeper passes away under suspicious circumstances, Evie finds herself entangled in a web of concealed family secrets, concealed inheritance, and a truth that someone will stop at nothing to safeguard.

Set in the quaint, rural mountain town of Lookout Ridge, Evie, accompanied by her spirited calico cat, Twila, that sometimes, when comfort fails, our strength can emerge from the most unlikely of places.