Nine months after the terrifying events that shook Murphy's Corner, artist Riley Cross returns home hoping for a fresh start. With a small apartment above the Java Hut and a new job helping at the island's bustling soda shop, The Fizzy Pearl, life finally feels safe-and almost normal.But when Riley unpacks an old lunch box and tapestry once buried beneath her mother's rosebushes, she uncovers a mystery stitched together with the mark of the legendary pirate Bartholomew "Dark Tide" Drake. The discovery draws the attention of Grant Holloway, a charming stranger whose interest in Riley feels far too calculated, and of Pastor Reed, whose quiet strength stirs feelings Riley isn't sure she's ready to face.When break-ins, threats, and secrets begin to swirl, Riley realizes the old smuggling ring that once haunted the island may not be gone at all-it's only changed its disguise. And someone wants what she's found badly enough to kill for it.Love, danger, and buried history collide in the heart of Murphy's Corner-where even the sweetest soda pop can have a dangerous twist.