Lacy Steele simply wants to focus on the grand opening of her remodeled building, but life and death keep getting in the way. Her sister, Riley, is on the attack, and so are her grandmother's group of friends. Caught in the middle between Jason and Tosh and overwhelmed by work stress, the last thing Lacy wants is to be drawn into another murder investigation.

But when an unlikely source requests her by name, what can she do but help? Jason wants her to stay out of it, and Tosh wants her to get involved, causing more enmity and friction between her two closest friends. Now, defending a foe she believes to be guilty, Lacy is torn between two men who both may have reached their limit and a killer with secrets to die for.