An encounter at a music festival brings together two strangers--Toni, who is grieving the loss of her roadie father, and Olivia, a hopeless romantic--changing both of their lives forever.

Chocoholic Charity Penn must smoke out the killer to stop her newly inherited beachside chocolate shop from going up in flames. Chocolate shop owner Charity Penn is settling into life in the quirky South Carolina seaside town of Camellia Beach. She's even helped organize the town's beach music festival which has brought rollicking crowds eager to dance the Carolina shag. That is, until one of the band's lead singers is found dead beside a beach bonfire....

Three girls come to New York City and later, Hollywood, to chase their dreams of stardom: there's Anne, the innocent secretary type who becomes an assistant to a large theatrical agent; Neely, an aspiring chorus girl with pluck who dreams of being a singer; and the beautiful blonde Jennifer, who longs to be a real actress, but is destined to be regarded as a sex object. Life has a lot to give them, but there are prices for fame and fortune-- addictions...