Jessica fills in for a dead congressman for a short period of time, but quickly discovers the mechanics behind the political game-playing in Capitol Hill.
A novelist has been murdered and his unpublished manuscript stolen during a convention. Jessica sets out to clear the name of a friend who is the prime suspect
Prosecutor-turned-therapist Hailey Dean uses her former skills to prove the innocence of a patient who is suspected in the sudden deaths of her parents.
Hailey suspects events are linked when a friend she is helping disappears and her boyfriend is injured in an accident, while Hailey's boyfriend is suddenly ill.
While Hailey is attending her niece's school recital, they discover that their music teacher has vanished, and she finds out some secrets about the staff.
Jessica travels to Wyoming for the funeral of an old friend and while she's there she becomes involved in the investigation of a despised rancher's murder.