As four different girls—Lacey Pinkerton, Raven Cruz, Kiki De Santis, and April Lovewell—compete for the title of Miss Peggy Sue at Paradiso High's Peach Blossom Festival, no one realizes that the winner will pay with her life

Does everybody in Paradiso have something to hide? Hope Hubbard is desperate to find her cousin April’s murderer. But as she gets closer to the truth, Hope discovers too many secrets and too many suspects. The day she died, April was named Miss Peach Blossom. Could her killer be one of the three “lucky” runners-up, who are putting on sympathy acts too good to be true? Is it school beauty Lacey Pinkerton, whose schemes have finally gone too far; Raven Cruz, who’s out to conquer the world; or Kiki De Santis, desperate for a turn in the spotlight? Or is it April’s boyfriend, Spike Navarrone, the hot-blooded biker with a chip on his shoulder? Worst of could April’s killer be swimming champ Jess Gardner—whose fatal charm may make Hope his next victim? Will Hope’s questions get her killed? Find out in Cross Your Heart, Hope to Die, book two of the riveting series, Who Killed Peggy Sue?

Hope is relieved that Jess has been cleared of the murder, but now more suspects are discovered—Lacey's vicious ex-boyfriend, Vaughn Cutter; Renee Henderson, a cheerleader hiding a terrible secret; and the school hood, Spike Navarrone.

The mysterious killer of Paradise High's Peach Blossom Festival queen is finally arrested, but is the person behind bars the real culprit, or has an elaborate frame-up hidden the true murderer?