In this third book of the Arianna Archer murder mystery series, it is wintertime in Meadowville, Illinois, and Arianna is now working as a consultant for the Meadowville Police Department. She and her long-time boyfriend, Mike Stevenson, have moved in with each other and all is well. The couple, along with friends and family, are even celebrating her thirty-eighth birthday together. However, disaster strikes unexpectedly, and Arianna finds herself forced to investigate a killing that hits just a little too close to home.