Mulling Over Murder

Thanksgiving in Wallshire was supposed to be simple—warm tea, good friends, and a fresh start in a house still haunted by memory.

Peyton Hart is determined to make this year different. Hosting her first Friendsgiving at her late mother's home feels like a step toward claiming a life that finally belongs to her. With a new seasonal tea blend on the shelves and her found family gathering around the table, everything should be perfect.

Until old secrets start simmering beneath the surface.

A tense confrontation at the farmer's market. A whispered warning about her mother's past. A suspicious argument between the mayor and the town's most influential historian. And when a local figure turns up dead just days before Thanksgiving, Peyton realizes this holiday is about to serve something far more dangerous than turkey.

As suspicion spreads and the holiday draws closer, Peyton finds herself working alongside Detective Levi Kessler—the town's most reluctant participant in anything resembling celebration.

And this Thanksgiving?

Someone isn't making it to dessert.