Matilda Hennypenny is content, running her B&B and raising her three adopted daughters, Faith, Hope, and Charity. She was engaged once, but her fiancé’s death has left a lot of unanswered questions. Her life changes when she gets a special skeleton key and a riddle from her late, eccentric grandmother. She has two months to unlock the secret before her next sister’s birthday. Virginia, Ginger, and Irene, her stepsisters, will receive the same special gift on the month of their birthdays. Does the key open a door, or a box, or is it a symbol for something? She has two months to unlock the secret before her next sister’s birthday. Hudson Rhoades has been living a lie for over a year. He’s been staying at Hennypenny’s B&B while working in Beacon Pointe. Fear for Matilda and her daughters has been all-consuming and he can’t tell her why. As she starts her birthday quest, he’s forced to reveal the dark secret he’s been hiding.