Otto and Sheed are the local sleuths in their zany Virginia town, masters of unraveling mischief using their unmatched powers of deduction. And as the summer winds down and the first day of school looms, the boys are craving just a little bit more time for fun, even as they bicker over what kind of fun they want to have. That is, until a mysterious man appears with a camera that literally freezes time. Now, with the help of some very strange people...

When Rita McCall's twenty-three-year marriage goes up in flames, she leans on her cousins--and best friends--Sharae and Jemel for support. But they have issues going on in their own lives, too. And with the cousins at life-changing crossroads, it will take the wisdom of the aunts and their family history of love to get them through painful secrets and betrayals.