Taylor Armstrong returns to her hometown to bury her Aunt Grace and soon finds herself the focus of unwanted attention. The town seems to have an unhealthy interest in whether she is staying or leaving. Her house is broken into - twice. Unexpected visitors begin to arrive, including Taylor's long-estranged father.
She enlists the help of her neighbor, Edie, and her Jack Russell Terrier, Tristan, to find answers, but new murders put Taylor right in the center of the action.
When old shadows part to reveal secrets long buried, Sgt. Scott of the RCMP does his best to keep Taylor safe....

When Abby receives a plea for help from her old college friend Nikki, she's inclined to ignore it. Nikki was always a drama queen and besides, how much danger can she be in as she spends her time surrounded by a circle of her 'nearest and dearest.'
But then Abby finds that's exactly who Nikki is frightened of. She's convinced someone is trying to kill her.
Abby has reasons of her own to get away and soon she's off to a remote private island on Lake of the Woods. Undercurrents abound in the family circle and soon Abby realizes her friend isn't being fanciful. The danger is real and...

Abby is heading into danger once more. This time the call for help comes from her daughter, Mandy. Abby wastes no time flying to Vancouver Island to the rather unusual resort, where Mandy has been staying for a holiday with Abby's ex-husband Richard and Kelly, his fiancee.
While trying to stop her ex husband from being framed for murder, Abby must delve into the past of a long lost mother, a tyrant patriarch, a flaky medium and an Adonis masseur, not to mention some uncooperative family members. Abby planned on spending Christmas Eve on a tropical island with her new love, Neil. Instead...