To help run the family peach farm during her parents' absence, Nola Harper returns to her childhood home of Cays Mill, Georgia, and soon discovers that things back at the farm aren't exactly peachy. A poor harvest and rising costs are threatening to ruin the Harpers' livelihood, and small-town gossip is spreading like blight thanks to Nola's juicy reputation as a wild teenager way back when. But Nola really finds herself in the pits when she stumbles...

When one of the mayoral candidates, local farmer Clem Rogers, is murdered, all eyes turn to his rival--small-business owner Margie Price. Then it's up to Nola Mae Harper to find the truth before the killer casts another fatal vote.