Maddie Graves is in a good place. She's engaged to her best friend and love of her life Nick Winters, and the doldrums of the cold season are winding toward Valentine's Day. What could go wrong?A visit from the father who abandoned her before birth hits hard and fast, and Maddie finds herself overwhelmed with emotion. For his part, George Hunter says he only wants to talk but Maddie isn't sure she should believe him.Nick wants to help, but he has no idea how to do it. Matters only get worse when the owner of a local bed and breakfast is found murdered ... and George just happens to be staying at her establishment.It's up to Nick and Maddie - working together with friends and family, of course - to untangle a rather large mess. The woman who died had secrets of her own, including a shopping addiction that led to divorce and two adult children who think they're entitled to everything, even though they've never worked for anything.Maddie's grandmother is spitting mad when she finds out about George - and threats are flying fast and furious - but she's not open for conversation and the ghost of Maddie's dead mother isn't providing answers either.Maddie is caught between Graves family loyalty and a hard place, one that resides in her heart and takes up the spot reserved for her father.When everything comes together - and all the battle lines are drawn - Maddie will have to make a choice. Is she willing to forget the past and try for a new future, or will she allow anger and bitterness to haunt her until the bitter end?