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Actress Joey Darling encounters a murder victim connected to someone she knows, and a friend becomes a suspect. As she and Jackson investigate, clues from an unexpected fan pull Joey deeper into a case with personal consequences.

Joey Darling searches for her missing father while a stalker manipulates her through her fan club. As threats influence her choices and people with answers conceal secrets, the actress must work out whom she can trust.

Sabotage at a charity film premiere leaves Joey Darling's stunt double injured and suggests Joey herself is the target. With Jackson and Zane trying to protect her, an ex's proposed tell-all adds another complication to the investigation.

Actress Joey Darling moves to the Outer Banks after her marriage and finances collapse, hoping to find her missing father. A woman mistakes her for her television detective character and asks her to investigate a boyfriend's disappearance.

After a body turns up during a Polar Plunge, Joey Darling discovers her photograph in the victim's wallet. Being one of the last people seen with him makes her a suspect and draws her into another dangerous investigation.

A bloodstained mermaid tail in a remote nature preserve draws Joey Darling into the disappearance of a woman. Working with Zane and Jackson, she investigates a mystery where ambitions for fame may conceal something far more dangerous.

Joey Darling's move into a new home is disrupted by a body upstairs, just as filming on her new series begins. With production deadlines and her relationship with Jackson demanding attention, she must discover why a killer targeted her home.

Actress Joey Darling expects familiar work when filming resumes on Lantern Beach. But mysterious script changes begin echoing real deaths, forcing her and Detective Jackson Sullivan to investigate whether someone on the production is orchestrating murder.

Joey Darling joins a television Christmas special about holiday lights, only to encounter a body in a chimney. While her fiance investigates the death, Joey's curiosity draws her into trouble threatening the production and its celebration.

Actress Joey Darling hopes to spend her break planning her wedding to detective Jackson Sullivan. An acquaintance facing public backlash arrives, then suffers a violent attack, pulling Joey into an investigation that threatens her own safety.

Actress Joey Darling is settling into married life when a woman who looks exactly like her claims her identity. Unmasking the impostor becomes more than a personal nuisance as Joey discovers that her life is at risk.

Joey Darling takes on a biopic about singer Emma Jean Gibbons, whose career ended with her death. Suspecting the tragedy was no accident, Joey investigates the past and risks becoming the victim of a new one.

Joey Darling infiltrates an exclusive seaside self-help retreat to investigate for a friend. With phones and car keys confiscated, brutal trust exercises and disappearing guests turn her undercover assignment into a struggle to escape alive.

When her husband Jackson disappears during an undercover operation, Joey Darling finds the police unwilling to explain. Joining Aunt Dizzy in a coastal town, she investigates waterfront secrets while her celebrity makes discreet inquiries difficult.