Abby Crown never expected to return to the small town where she grew up, but when her husband dies, she’s left feeling adrift in life, and a trip home might be just what she needs. Someone’s vandalizing ranchers’ trucks in Lemon Creek, Montana, and when one of the local ranchers turns up dead, Abby’s former high school sweetheart stands accused. She’s sure there’s been a terrible mistake, but her brother is the detective with the local sheriff’s department, and he made the arrest. Can Abby keep peace in the family while trying to find out the truth about who killed rancher Bud Spradlin? Abby hopes she won’t regret her move home, but the rising tension between her brother and herself is making her have second thoughts.

Planting her feet firmly in the small town where she grew up, Abby Crown is finally feeling some stability in her life. But when her junior high school art teacher discovers a body in her art store, the town is shaken. Abby’s daughter is visiting Lemon Creek for the summer, and while the two of them had expected to spend some quiet time together, there’s a murder that needs to be solved. Just when things seem to be coming together in the investigation, Abby discovers that her former teacher may be hiding something. Can Abby separate her feelings for her teacher from the facts in the case and collar a killer?

With the heat of summer comes another murder case in Lemon Creek, Montana. Abby Crown didn’t expect to find this much excitement when she moved home to the small town she grew up in, but the excitement certainly has found her. A friend of Abby’s niece is found dead at the lake, and Abby and her daughter are in search of the killer. What secrets are hiding at the local high school, and who murdered the former cheerleader? To find out, she’ll have to go against the local detective’s orders—the detective also happens to be her brother. Can she maintain peace in the family and still catch a killer?