Hayley Cutter spent five years building a successful cookie business in the quaint village of Sausalito and even longer pining for the local chief of police. But her dreams are dashed by a ruthless businessman determined to put her out of business right before Christmas. Then her rival ends up dead, poisoned by Hayley's specialty gluten-free macaroon. As all eyes turn toward Hayley as the prime suspect in the murder, Sausalito Police Chief Peter Merritt finds himself in a sticky situation. What will he do when the woman he's been secretly in love with for years ends up out of the bakery and in the interrogation room?