16 Lighthouse Road: Family court judge Olivia Lockhart has a stormy relationship with her teenaged daughter and her mother. 204 Rosewood Lane: Grace, a seemingly reserved librarian, shows the town of Cedar Cove what she is truly made of when her husband mysteriously vanishes, forcing her to call upon her inner strength and courage to help her two daughters deal with his disappearance. 311 Pelican Court: Everybody in town knows that Zach and Rosie recently divorced. Everybody also knows that Judge Olivia Lockhart decreed a pretty unusual custody arrangement. It won't be the kids moving between homes--Rosie and Zach are ones who'll be going back and forth! Olivia isn't immune to gossip herself. Will she stay with Jack, the guy who runs the local paper, or will she get back with her ex? But the really big gossip has to do with the dead guy--the man who died at a local bed-and-breakfast. Who is he and why did he show up there in the middle of the night? Roy McAfee, the local private investigator, is absolutely determined to find out.