July 4th is coming, and professional foodie Samantha Barnes, has finally found the perfect recipe for the best blueberry buckle in the world in the kitchen of Clara Foster. And this famed cookbook author and retired restaurateur is thrilled when Clara agrees to give her a lesson. But when Clara dies in a fire blamed on carelessness in the kitchen, Sam doesn't believe it. Sam's doubts start an investigation pointing to the new owner of Clara's restaurant, a cousin of Sam's Harbormaster boyfriend. So, now Sam needs to find Clara's killer before the fireworks really start...