Secrets in Savannah by Hope Callaghan

After Mercedes discovers a secret from her boyfriend’s past, a bad situation quickly escalates and turns deadly, making her the chief murder suspect. Can newlyweds Carlita and Pirate Pete bring their families together in time to help clear Mercedes’ name?

Carlita Garlucci-Taylor’s new life is all she dreamed it would be and more. She and her husband, “Pirate Pete,” have settled into a comfortable – yet busy – routine, with both running their respective restaurants and other businesses.

Determined to stay close to her children, who still live in the apartment building the family owns, Carlita becomes concerned when Mercedes confesses her boyfriend Sam is acting oddly and she’s almost certain he’s on the verge of ending their relationship.
The tense situation comes to a head when a frantic Mercedes calls her mother late one evening, having finally figured out why Sam has been distant and distracted. He has a past Mercedes knew nothing about, and that past has shown up on his doorstep.
Before Carlita can get there to help her daughter sort it out, the situation escalates and turns deadly, leaving Mercedes as the chief murder suspect.

Can the Garlucci and now Taylor family, work together to figure out a way to clear Mercedes’ name?