A first edition ofThe Velveteen Rabbitprovides bookshop owner Addie Greyborne a telling clue to a cold case in her familys past . . .

Wedding bells are about to ring again in Greyborne Harbor, and as Addie slips into her white dress her thoughts are focused on a bright future with Dr. Simon Emerson. But a discovery in her attic leads her to startling revelations about the past. As the owner of Beyond the Page Books and Curios and a lifelong bibliophile, Addie is delighted to find a rare collection of classic childrens books gathering dust in a secret room beneath the rafters, including a first edition ofThe Velveteen Rabbitby Margery Williams. To her surprise, a handwritten inscription on the title page provides a clue to unraveling a complex mystery in Addies family . . .

But thats only the first surprise in a series of shocking twists that will turn Addies vision of where her life is going and where shes come from upside downincluding a suspicious death in the present that suggests foul play.