First published 2011
Newly jobless Kate Appleton needs to make the Nutshell, her family's summer home, profitable. When brewery owner Matt Culhane hires her to investigate sabotage at his company, the cash-strapped divorcee reluctantly agrees. As Kate digs into the mystery, she must navigate office politics, resist her growing attraction to her boss, and keep a killer from closing in - all while trying to save her beloved Nutshell.
Genres: romance, suspense, mystery, contemporary-romance
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Keene's Harbor (Mich.), Michigan, Traverse City (Mich.)
399 pages · Hardcover