Nathalie Barclay poured her heart into The Creaking Door, a cozy little bookshop in Fairbanks - a refuge for readers and the town's gossip alike. But when her shop is vandalized and she is attacked, Nathalie realizes someone is trying to find something she doesn't even know she possesses.

With former Marine Devin O'Connelly resurfacing in her life and a cast of eccentric regulars including her theatrical mother, a cantankerous Inspector-type friend, and an oddly sympathetic bestselling author, Nathalie and Devin must decipher coded threats, guard her son, and decide who is trustworthy. Cozy charm collides with simmering danger in this romantic suspense about love, loyalty, and the cost of knowing too much.