Lo único que Tucker Maddock deseaba por Navidad era escapar del bullicio, pero también de la soledad. Sin embargo, al llegar a aquel hotel campestre, se encontró inmerso en una reunión de la escandalosa familia Marsh, que recibió con los brazos abiertos a "aquel pariente al que hacía tanto que no veían". Resultaba tentador fingir que, al menos durante unos días, pertenecía a aquella familia tan unida y cariñosa. Solo había un problema:...

While planting Huckleberry and rose bushes in her parent's backyard, Abigail Stanton is startled by the discovery of a padlocked metal box. When no one in her family lays claim to it, Abby begins a search for it's owner. Who could have buried it at Stanton Farm ... and why? But it's what's inside the box that makes this mystery all the more puzzling. Meanwhile, can Abby help her new friend Ida escape a destructive relationship and find her way back...

When Mary tries to refinance the mortgage on the bookshop, her application is denied because of the large balance on her new credit card. But she hasn't opened a new account and certainly hasn't been on any spending spree. Mary is the victim of identity theft!

Ornithologist Abigail Stanton has a knack for getting involved in mysteries on Sparrow Island. When the matriarch of a large but fractured family finds her exotic African gray parrot is missing, Abby works on discovering what has happened to it.