Neely O'Neil is a pastry chef of extraordinary talent. She feels the need to go home to Millcreek Valley at a time when her life seems about to fall apart. The bakery she opens in her hometown is just what she's always dreamed of. And yet, as she meets her new customers, Neely has a sense of secrets, some dark, some perhaps with tempting possibilities. A recurring flavor of alarming intensity signals to her perfect palate a long-ago story that must be told. Neely has always been able to help everyone else. Getting to the end of this story may be just what she needs to help herself.