Berkley Whitmore, forty-six and never married, runs Berkley's Chocolates & Gems in Salem, Massachusetts. Also an avid knitter, she owns two alpacas whose wool she turns into yarn. You'd think such an accomplished woman would also be a confident woman--but Berkley doubts her ability to have a meaningful relationship. After her mother passes away, Berkley discovers a box of postcards and letters that lead her to Cedar Key. There she meets Saxton Tate III, a British mystery writer whose laid-back attitude and humor is precisely the balm she needs. With help from the locals, Berkley begins to unravel the secrets of her mother's mysterious past. And as she gradually comes to find acceptance, forgiveness, understanding, and resolution, she begins to believe that she might even find love .