A stray dog, a murder, a microchip worth killing for, a mysterious past, and the ongoing search for answers to the secret that started it all. Bexley Cosgrove has a soft spot for abandoned animals after being abandoned herself as a young child. She knows she owes her life to the dog who found and rescued her, so as an adult, Bexley has committed her life to rescuing as many dogs and cats as possible. In book 1 of a new spinoff series set in picturesque Gooseberry Bay, Bexley finds a dog hiding on the car deck of the ferry that runs between Seattle Washington and the peninsula where the small town of Gooseberry Bay is tucked onto the shoreline of a beautiful deepwater inlet. When Bexley can’t find the dog’s owner, she takes him to Bainbridge Island where the main facility of the rescue she runs with best friend, Denver Marshall, is located. When Bexley discovers that the collar the dog was found wearing holds a secret at least one individual believes is worth killing for, she calls upon her friends in Gooseberry Bay to help her find the answers she’ll need to solve a murder and ensure the dogs safety.