<p><strong>One stormy night. One isolated inn. One murder that changes everything.</strong></p> <p>Sadie Sawyer only wanted a fresh start. Newly divorced, she’s headed to Briarwood WI border to reopen her beloved aunt’s craft shop filled with lavender sachets and second chances. But a thunderstorm, a blown tire, and one eerie Victorian inn later, she’s trapped among strangers with too many secrets, and <strong>a corpse in the kitchen.</strong></p> <p>Her <strong>golden retriever, Baxter,</strong> has better instincts than most people, and Jack, the brooding handyman, might be her only ally when suspicion turns her way. Between the sharp-tongued hostess and the guest who smiles too easily, every friendly face hides something darker.</p> <p>As the storm rages outside, tension crackles within the walls of the Maple Glen Inn. Power flickers, trust splinters, and Sadie finds herself caught in a dangerous game of survival and secrets.</p> <p><strong>To clear her name and make it out alive, she’ll have to uncover the truth, before the killer decides one body isn’t enough.</strong></p>