"I suggest you focus your considerable talents and effort on finding another career path." From the moment those words left Agent Grant's lips, I realized my dream of being a profiler for the F.B.I. was dead. All because I happened to come from a small town in the Midwest. Seriously, that's the only reason he would give me. So I did what any sane woman with a heart full of rage and an Ivy League education would do. Pack up what was left of my failed life and move back... I don't know what triggered the flags on my file, but you can sure as hell bet I will find out—even if it kills me.

** THE PREQUEL, ROAD TO THE HOLLOW, SHOULD BE READ PRIOR TO THIS BOOK.**It is neither intelligent nor polite to tell a true Southern woman with a gun she can't do something. After I was informed my career with the F.B.I. was dead in the water, I packed up what little pride i had left and returned to my hometown. Back to the one place I never thought I'd ever set foot in again—Whistler's Hollow. When I left the Hollow 14 years ago, I never intended to return. But now I'm living in my childhood home, surrounded by hot guys, mischievous animals, and enough mystery for me to put my considerable talents to good use. Nothing is what it seems in this small Southern town, but I'm determined to unravel the tangled web of my past—before it destroys my future.

Click to send... and I'm outta here. Being the infamous fairy tale 'Jack' isn't as glamorous as it sounds. My entire life has been a series of memes—before they were even invented! My current 'Jack' title is companion to the Ice Queen—who spent the first couple of years singing that song—but my sentence here is almost over. I'm going to make a run for it to retire with my shaker of salt on an island in the Caribbean while I drink piña coladas. Before I leave, I realize my heart wasn't as frozen as I thought and I have to save Queenie from her evil sister. We make a plan to escape together after the Yule celebration, but even that falls victim to my legendary bad luck. Enter two bumbling pirates who were playing Robin Hood, a monkey, and a sea voyage to our permanent hiding place...only to trip over a bottle on the beach that contains a mysterious map to a legendary graveyard filled with famous...