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The annual Sunrise Ceremony is the heart of Sweetgum Ridge’s biggest summer festival, and Jennifer has prepared her Sweet Tea Stand for the dawn crowds. But as sunlight hits the town square, a co-organizer is found dead behind the podium, and the vintage silver trophy has been swapped for a fake.
Clues quickly multiply: a shredded map fragment, discarded locksmith tools, missing electrical blueprints, and a note threatening anyone who sees too much. Jennifer follows the trail from the town substation to the old mill tunnels, uncovering a signal jammer, forged permits, and a direct route to the museum vault.
Vincent Carter’s scheme to steal the town’s historical cache unravels in a tense chase through the parade, but the real discovery lies beneath Jennifer’s own stand—an ancient mechanism tied to the Sanders family and the three lockets. As the festival continues under watchful eyes, Jennifer activates the final piece and feels the town’s protector come alive.
In the quiet after the arrests, Michael promises to stand beside her as the Sweet Tea Stand becomes the new heart of Sweetgum Ridge.
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