When a famous television chef and her husband drive by the old Victorian home and the barn that contains Secondhand Blessings, they are not only smitten with the place but also insistent on filming a secret episode of the chef’s Dining and Décor Network cooking show there. With Mary and Martha still reeling from the news that their families are unable to travel to be with them during the holidays, and Elizabeth struggling to adapt to all the changes...

"Mary's childhood friend Jake Miller has returned to Bird-in-Hand to visit his brother Caleb and meet Caleb's new wife, Anna.Caleb is elated to see Jake after so many years, but Anna is not so welcoming. When Caleb's workshop is set on fire with Caleb inside, Jake's suspicions fall on his brother's unhappy bride--especially when other Amish businesses in the area have been set ablaze, and Anna seems to have motive for each. Jake recruits Mary and...

Ellie has arrived with her cousin Marsha at the Wayfarer's Inn. During their stay, Thorn proposes to to his ex-wife, Beverly, prompting Ellie to offer to plan their wedding, though LuAnn ends up shouldering most of the burden. Ellie and Marsha bicker constantly, until Marsha vanishes, leaving the ladies of the inn to find her and the secret behind the cousins' bizarre behavior.