Nebraska sheriff, Dewey Truet, wishes for a more exciting police career than barking dogs and domestic disputes. Life is good in small-town Nebraska, but a car chase once in a while would be nice. Kicking in a door would get his blood flowing. Anything would be more exciting than deciding if he should get rainbow sprinkles or chocolate glaze on his donut. A woman's doorbell rings and she's alone and frightened. Can she trust the man at the door? He seems so kind...and handsome. She lets him in. Another man is watching them from the tree line. That man is filled with rage and vengeance. The...

Murder shakes the town of Rosewood. A killer is in their midst. Everyone is suspect, even family. Blonde hairs and double lives; Gloria Larson can't seem to escape the heavy breath of suspicion on the back of her neck. With help from her Thorns, the four elderly women she's come to love, she tries to move on and adapt to the changes in her life, but she's a magnet for mayhem. Someone has an axe to grind and even a wedding won't keep them from holding their peace.