A charming Texas tea shop, a clever cat, and a recipe for murder. In Pine Creek, secrets are like a pot of tea-the longer they steep, the more bitter they become. Three years after losing her husband, former librarian Jane Merriweather is finally finding her place in the historic Texas town his family founded. As the baker for Primrose Tea Shoppe, she prefers the comfort of whisking up scones and pastries in the kitchen to the bustle of the tea room. But when her boss and mentor, Rose, is laid up with a back injury, Jane has to step out of her quiet kitchen-and her comfort zone-and into the customer chaos. Overwhelm turns to heartbreak when she discovers Rose dead in her bed, and when the police suspect her of poisoning the cookies that killed Rose, she's forced to add another job title to her resume: sleuth. With the help of her notebook-toting best friend Annie, the quiet support of her late husband's oldest friend Ben, and the perfectly timed meows of the tea-sipping shop cat Daisy, Jane is determined to strain the truth from the lies. But in Pine Creek, some secrets are better left steeped in the past.

If Jane isn't careful, she might be served her final cup of tea.