Emma Lovett leaves her philandering husband and crosses the country to begin her teaching career at a high school in Pinewood, Colorado.There, she meets Leslie Parker, a fellow teacher given to quoting Shakespeare to fit all situations, and the two become fast friends.Arriving at work early one morning, Emma discovers the body of the school custodian, a man who reminds her of her late father. When the police struggle to find the killer, the ladies decide to help solve the murder. Their efforts lead them to a myriad of suspects: the schizophrenic librarian, the crude football coach, the mysterious social studies teacher, and even Emma’s new love interest.As Emma Lovett discovers the perils of teaching high school, she and Leslie learn more than they ever wanted to know about the reasons people kill.

High school teacher Emma Lovett is finally recovering from her first year of teaching when she discovers another dead body. As if that wasn’t bad enough, this time, someone has killed a student, Kisten Hollis.Emma and her best friend, Leslie, are desperate to solve this murder. But suspects abound. The perpetrator could be a teacher, an administrator, a member of Kisten’s zealous church community, or even another student.Emma must juggle her teaching responsibilities, her new romance with handsome Hunter Wells, and interest from a hunky second suitor, all while searching for evidence to bring a killer to justice before someone else dies.

Southern transplant Emma Lovett and her best friend, Leslie Parker, can hardly believe it's Emma's third year at Thomas Jefferson High School. In addition to an amazing year with Emma's boyfriend, Hunter Wells, and Leslie's brand-new love interest, they've gotten all the way through Homecoming with no one dying.Oops!At the end of October, Emma discovers the strangled body of Charlie Foreman, one of Leslie's favorite nemeses. But the first clue implicates Leslie in the crime. To make things worse, Emma's feeling a little oogy. She's tired and dizzy and something's wrong with her eyes.All Emma and Leslie are trying to do is find new methods for teaching the youth of America, hopefully using lessons from the Great Bard, their hero, William Shakespeare.But someone has a different idea: more schooling in murder.