Jennifer J. Morgan

When Libby Madsen hosts her first big family-and-friend Thanksgiving, she’s prepared for the usual chaos that comes with relatives, last-minute surprises, and juggling a house full of guests.

Libby isn’t thrilled that Greg and Shadow have left Arizona for Anchorage to complete their Search & Rescue training, but she and her mother plan to join them in Alaska later. Meanwhile, there is a covert plan underway between Julia and Greg—he's asked Libby's mom for her blessing.

Libby and Alexis’s business will participate at Mesa’s biggest arts and crafts fair this year, but right from the start, bad stuff starts happening. On the first morning, several booths are vandalized and products are stolen, among them the hand-knitted items Libby’s mom and her friends have made.

Libby Madsen, professional massage therapist and co-owner of the luxurious Dharma Inspired Day Spa, has probably heard it all. During what she thinks of as ‘tabletop confessions’ her clients often talk about way more of their personal lives than she really wants to hear....

Libby’s world is rocked to the core when her business partner Alexis—working late one night—is attacked by an intruder at their spa. JJ shows up in full cop mode, terrified that his wife has barely escaped the serial rapist who’s been plaguing the city in recent months. But Lexi isn’t convinced....

It’s a wedding right after Christmas in the scenic ski resort town of Taos, New Mexico. Libby, Greg and Shadow, along with Lexi and her family head to Taos for a vacation and to attend Greg’s college friend's wedding.

The haunted hotel—from its creepy old elevator, to the resident ghosts, and whoever is wreaking havoc on the massage therapy room every time Libby leaves it unattended—is the spooky backdrop for more than one crime. And Libby, Shadow, and Greg find themselves right in the thick of the mystery.

It becomes apparent that millions of dollars are being funneled through the organization, and encounters with a couple of unsavory characters have Libby wondering—is this a legitimate religious group or some kind of cult?

With all the recent turmoil in their lives, it’s time for vacation! Libby, Shadow, Greg, Alexis, and JJ load up in their RVs and caravan to Utah. It doesn’t take long before they meet the quirkiest couple. 95-year-old Eugene Walker and his third wife, 85-year-old Agatha.