When Suzanne Hart's mother runs for mayor of April Springs, someone murders the opposing candidate, making Momma Hart the prime suspect.

"Meet Suzanne Hart, owner and operator of Donut Hearts coffee shop in April Springs, North Carolina. After her divorce from Max, an out-of-work actor she's dubbed 'The Great Impersonator,' Suzanne decided to pursue her one true passion in life: donuts. So she cashed in her settlement and opened up shop in the heart of her beloved hometown. But when a dead body is dumped on her doorstep like a sack of flour, Suzanne's cozy little shop becomes an all-out...

When Suzanne's old flame Tom Thorndike dies under mysterious circumstances and newspaper owner Ray Blake is missing, Suzanne must look to her past to understand the events in her present and immediate future.

When Albert Yeats unexpectedly appears in Maple Crest, North Carolina, everyone is surprised to see him. After all, ten years earlier, he'd been convicted of murdering Mitchell Yeats, and he'd received a life sentence without parole. It turns out though, that the state made a mistake, and Albert is back in town to track down the real killer himself.