This one starts out a bit slow but picks up. Really enjoyed the cast, Jake (Stephen Huszar) is very easy on the eyes & Taylor Cole as Ruby is very likeable & believable. One of the better Hallmark mysteries!

This was much improved over the first Ruby Herring mystery. It focused as much on the characters as the mystery, and we watched better chemistry, particularly between Ruby and Jake.

Bringing in an older looking actor to play Ruby's dad (John Wesley Shipp) was a good idea. The previous actor (Shawn Christian) while good, was too young for the part which was an unnecessary distraction.

The producers also seemed to have replaced Ruby's sister Charlotte (Alyson Walker) with friend Jenny Taylor (Chelsea Hobbs), as Ruby's "Girl Friday" researcher. I'm not so sure that was an improvement.

Having Ruby's sister in the series gave Ruby some history and emotion, that Jenny doesn't seem to provide. Also, having Jenny as a research source seems to conflict with the news character, Angela Bircham (Karen Holness) who also seems to play the same research role for Ruby.

There were a number of sweet moments between Ruby and Jake, and the writers did a nice job of humanizing Jake's character.

The mystery itself was good. It was fairly easy to follow, even as there were a number of characters with possible motives for murder--some emotional, others financial.

I especially enjoyed the clever way that Ruby gets the better of the murderer at the end. The murderer intends to leave in the car. Ruby unlocks and relocks the car doors--indicating that she is the one who has the "keys" to the car!