One night while picking up an extra bartending shift, she finds herself unable to resist the allure of a charming, older, and apparently straight, female customer. Breaking her one hard and fast rule, she allows herself to succumb to temptation. Julia Sinclair is a successful, independent, real estate broker. She is also a twice-divorced, single mother who has given up on love and is concentrating on her business and her health. After an out-of-town conference, she sits at a hotel bar and meets Maddie, the young, attractive, and personable bartender. For the first time in her life, she finds herself inexplicably attracted to a woman, but she is more interested than bothered by this surprising development. In spite of the differences in their ages, their locations, and their sexual pasts, Julia wants nothing more than to see Maddie again. Maddie’s fear, however, will not allow her to contemplate repeating this encounter, and she walks away. Will Maddie be able to overcome the fear of being herself? Will Julia be able to forgive Maddie for walking away?

    A terrible accident say the local police. But why did Beulah leave her cabin without a coat? It was thirty below in Parson's Cove. Someone must have forced her, amateur sleuth, Mabel Wickles suggests to her friend, Flori. Nobody seems to know anything, and Mabel is becoming frustrated.When Mabel witnesses some strange goings-on one night in the vacant house next door, she perks up. A person or persons unknown appear to be using the empty house for nefarious purposes. Could they be connected to Beulah's death? Mabel suspects they might and she sets out to investigate.But Mabel should be cautious. One unsuspecting resident of Parson's Cove has already slipped and died. She might be next.