Autumn has arrived in Snug Harbor, bringing crisp breezes, colorful leaves, and… controversy. A new cruise ship deal has the whole town in an uproar, and to Max’s dismay, her boyfriend Nicholas is caught squarely in the middle of the storm.
When his stunning law partner, Larissa, is found dead along the Shore Path, the police waste no time arresting Nicholas. But as Max digs deeper, she discovers that Larissa and Nicholas may have shared more than a workload. And she soon learns that quaint Snug Harbor is teeming with old grudges, hidden motives, and more than one secret partnership. Untangling the truth won’t be easy, especially when every clue seems to lead to a new twist.
With hidden plots to unravel and her fairytale romance slipping through her fingers, Max must race to clear Nicholas’s name—before her happily-ever-after becomes a full-blown nightmare.