California zookeeper Theodora Bentley is now happily married to Sheriff Joe Rejas. The Gunn Zoo is celebrating the arrival of Poonya, an adorable red panda, who forms a strong bond with Teddy. All appears fairytale blissful in the small Monterey Bay village of Gunn Landing until Teddys mother-in-law, mystery writer Colleen Rejas, discovers through DNA testing that Joe has fathered a son he knew nothing about. Dylan Coyle, 18, arrives to meet his biological family and then is arrested for murder. As they work to solve the crime, Teddy and Colleen learn that the term family does not always mean blood kin. It often includes those of no