Piper Prescott, a transplanted Yankee living in the South, has got her sass back. She might be down, but don't count her out. Recently divorced, Piper decides to pursue a dream she's secretly harbored owning her own business. She opens Spice it Up!, a spice shop in her adopted hometown, Brandywine Creek, Georgia. But Piper's grand opening goes awry when the local chef who's agreed to do a cooking demo is found stabbed. Not only did Piper find the body, she handled the murder weapon and doesn't have a witness to her alibi, making the case look like a slam dunk to brand new police Chief Wyatt McBride. Desperate to uncover the truth and prove her innocence Piper enlists the help of her outspoken BFF Reba Mae Johnson to help track down the real culprit.