February brings more than valentines to Whispering Pines. First, beloved pets throughout town begin falling ill, including Rose's cat, Christie. Then, the handsome local veterinarian, Jack Hilton. stands Rose up, and her romantic plans for the holiday begin to fizzle. But on Valentine's Day, Rose finds a handmade card in her mailbox—and someone is found dead at the local pet store, apparently from a heart attack.

As Rose investigates alongside her Ragdoll cats, Agatha and Christie, she discovers the victim had more enemies in town than friends. And when she finds a mysterious receipt hidden in one of her books, Rose realizes she may have stumbled upon a vital clue. With her clever cats by her side and time running out, can Rose solve the mystery before the killer strikes again?

Join Rose Bennett as she settles into make friends in her dream bookstore in Whispering Pines and finds again that life in a small town isn’t quite as quiet as she’d thought it would be!