Shelby Morris decided to buy the Bistro at Holiday Bay after receiving a huge inheritance from a woman she'd never met.
She knows she'll need help, so she enlists the help of new chef and frequent guest to The Inn at Holiday Bay, Amy Hogan, as well as parttime waitress and longtime local Nikki Peyton. Together with the staff and regular customers that seemed to have come with the place, Shelby is certain she'll be able to create something special.

In book 3 in the series, it's Valentine's Day in Holiday Bay and the Bistro is planning a special 'lovers only' event featuring the cool jazz rendering of legendary crooner Duke Armstrong. When Duke shows up dead the morning following the community event, Shelby and the gang set out to identify a killer.