Maidin the Shade — Bridget Allison

Gretchen Gallen, a young financial wunderkind, former addict and wildlife rescue volunteer from Charlotte is building a new life in the sleepy village of Bridle Springs and making a living in her new business Crisis Cleanup.We are reunited with Gretchen just as she is called to a local wildlife rescue - where there also happens to be a dead body.With the hilarious Mona, Jackson, and the perpetually irreverent Lucy by her side Gretchen is content to continue her work in Bridle Springs while maintaining relationships with the power brokers of Charlotte,Distractions from two would-be beaus aren't helping her concentration as they press for commitments she isn't prepared to make. With her attention diverted Gretchen has missed a clue or two, and by the time Gretchen sees a pattern in a city suicide she realizes she has trailed danger to her door and Gretchen isn't the only one in jeopardy.