What Seattle Times reporter Ann Dexter wants is a writing assignment to make her career. What her editor wants is an article on the pursuit of happiness. With a healthy dose of skepticism, Ann enrolls in a happiness class. She's not expecting to find bliss. Instead, she finds murder.

Rachel Bukey lives in Seattle with her husband Dave and their Labrador Retriever, Daisy. When she's not writing or reading, she enjoys gardening, running, and hiking in the beautiful Pacific Northwest.