Thereās bad news for Samantha Warren: the plucky Houston, Texas, reporter lost her job and her fiancĆ© in rapid succession. But Sam has a way of making lemonade out of the bitterest of lemons. At a meeting of the local historical-homes council, she serves up the homemade bitters that she made as gifts for her wedding party. She intends to use that as her āinā to become an in-demand party mixologist. But the partyās over for one of the council members, who keels over dead soon after he sips the bereft brideās bitter brew. It turns out that the victim, Mark, was poisonedāhis drink spiked with oleander. Since Sam mixed the drink that Mark imbibed right before his demise, she finds herself at the front of the suspect line. Now, sheāll have to use all of her reporterās wisdom and wiles to clear her name. Who could have wanted Mark dead? His wife, Gabby? His girlfriend, Darcy? Someone who wanted his seat on the council? Or another citizen of this sweet Texas town that holds some seedy secrets? Job hunting, building her mixology business, and fending off late-night phone calls from her nearly betrothed donāt leave much time for sleuthing. But if Sam canāt āpourā over the clues to find the killer, it may soon be last call for her.