Rylie Sunderland Mysteries

When veterinarian Rylie Sunderland moves to Lake Tahoe to try to make sense of the mess her life's become, she suddenly finds herself entangled in a murder investigation. After the veterinary hospital where she worked burns to the ground, Rylie packs up the pieces of her life and her golden retriever and moves to Lake Tahoe. Still reeling from losing the only veterinarian job she's ever had, she takes a summer job to help out a family friend at an old Lake Tahoe estate that's been converted into a bed and breakfast. But her vision of spending an idyllic summer at the lake is soon shattered when handsome local bakery owner Colin Matthews is found murdered. And as if having a murder occur just steps from where she's living isn't enough, Rylie's shocked to find herself in the crosshairs of the detective in charge of the case as one of the suspects in the murder investigation. With her reputation and her future on the line, Rylie's determined to clear her name. Her search for answers takes her all over Lake Tahoe where she finds clues in unlikely locations and the list of suspects grows. Will she be able to find the answers she needs before her dreams for the future are lost forever?

Rylie's thrilled when she gets a long-term locum veterinarian job in the beautiful Napa Valley wine country where her best friend lives, and she's looking forward to enjoying the area and spending time with Sophie and Sophie's husband, Lucien. That is until the owner of a local bar is found dead in his home after having eaten at Lucien's restaurant. Evidence piles up against Lucien, but Rylie is certain he's innocent. When Rylie meets Alex, the handsome son of the man who died after eating in Lucien's restaurant, they can't deny their attraction to each other. And they're both motivated to find out who killed Alex's father. Alex believes Lucien's innocent. And he has some ideas of his own. Rylie goes to the detective in charge of the case with each new piece of information she finds that she thinks could be relevant to the murder investigation. But the detective seems laser focused on the mounting evidence against Lucien and doesn't seem swayed by any of the information Rylie brings him. The pressure increases as Rylie's best friend Sophie struggles to deal with the stress of the investigation involving her husband. Will the secrets of the past prevent the truth from being revealed?