Jemima' s plans for Christmas involve a road trip to Wisconsin and resuscitation of a defunct romance. The ancient alligator suitcase she' s delivering for her grandmother requires only a minor detour. But then Jemima hits a patch of black ice on an unfamiliar Wisconsin road and collides with a telephone pole. She wakes up in the hospital, to discover her overnight stay includes handcuffs and suspicion of smuggling illegal contraband...all because of the pesky antique alligator case. But that isn't the end of Jemima's Christmas detour. When the arresting officer' s police station almost burns down, and then her elderly friend is attacked, and then thieves break in, the wretched suitcase is at the root of all chaos. Her reputation, her winter coat and her romantic hopes are in tatters. Now even her life is threatened. It' s all the alligator case' s fault...Or is it?
On a video call, Paulina Deacon watches her friend follow a frenzied murder of crows through the woods. Moments later, Pauli is horrified when John stumbles upon three men and is murdered. In fear for her own life, she drives until she finds herself in the small town of Briar, Wisconsin. She reinvents herself as Polly Madison and is quickly hired to work doing odd jobs at a rehabilitation clinic. Hal Karlsen has poured his life in to the Briar clinic helping people with addictions. When Polly arrives with her secrets, he is equal parts irritated and intrigued. Terror follows Pauli to this small town and grows stronger each day as she finds her place in the tiny, welcoming community. Slowly, she begins to open up to Hal. As they work together to uncover exactly who is after her and why, their friendship deepens. He pledges to keep her safe. She swears to protect the clinic. But can either live up to those promises while the danger increases daily? And will those murderous crows drive her mad before they figure it all out?
Dinah loves Christmas. She loves history, the old Wagner House, and the elderly women working to preserve its heritage. She loves almost everything except Mick Wagner, her childhood nemesis. But if they want to save the Wagner House and solve a mystery that's been hiding in the attic for almost eighty years, they'll have to join forces. And they have to do it quickly, before one of them dies trying.
Manderley Jessup is having enough trouble squeezing into last summer's dresses, and now her mother expects her to save the family honor? A film crew has invaded her Tennessee hometown to research a duel, and the duelists' descendants, who are still feuding after 200 years. Manderley's one of those descendants. Heartily sick of the rivalry, she decides to do something about it. She approaches Abram Coventry, descended from the opposing duelist, with a marvelous plan. Abram will design buttons as a gift for Manderley's mother. But a button catastrophe threatens to make the original duel look like a kindergarten squabble. What can Manderley do with those dreadful buttons? Worse, what can she do about the hopeless crush she's developed on Abram? Whatever is of good reputePonder This. . . Look for all titles in the series: Lucy in Love by Kimberly M. Miller Charlotte's Dilemma by Susan Karsten Buttonholed by Anita Klumpers A Field of Forget-me-nots by Rachel A. James To Complicate Matters by Linda Widrick This Worthy Heart by Dixie Jo Jarchow A Perfect Fit by Christine Schimpf Everything about Us by Lisa J. Lickel
What's worse than being stranded in a small town in northern Wisconsin? Being stranded during the worst winter in recent memory. Claudia Alexander's problems are piling up faster than the snow on Lake Superior's shore. Her noble mission to find the owner of an old pocket watch is complicated by incessant snowstorms, a mysterious vandal and the appearance of an old flame. The local dogcatcher, a blind street preacher and an arthritic bloodhound come to Claudia's aid. A promising romance warms up even as the temperatures drop. But something evil is at work in Barley. As another blizzard approaches, so does a killer. Claudia must choose between her mission and saving the lives of the people she has come to love. Even if it means losing her own.
Manderley Jessup is having enough trouble squeezing into last summer's dresses, and now her mother expects her to save the family honor? A film crew has invaded her Tennessee hometown to research a duel, and the duelists' descendants, who are still feuding after 200 years. Manderley's one of those descendants. Heartily sick of the rivalry, she decides to do something about it. She approaches Abram Coventry, descended from the opposing duelist, with a marvelous plan. Abram will design buttons as a gift for Manderley's mother. But a button catastrophe threatens to make the original duel look like a kindergarten squabble. What can Manderley do with those dreadful buttons? Worse, what can she do about the hopeless crush she's developed on Abram? Whatever is of good reputePonder This. . . Look for all titles in the series: Lucy in Love by Kimberly M. Miller Charlotte's Dilemma by Susan Karsten Buttonholed by Anita Klumpers A Field of Forget-me-nots by Rachel A. James To Complicate Matters by Linda Widrick This Worthy Heart by Dixie Jo Jarchow A Perfect Fit by Christine Schimpf Everything about Us by Lisa J. Lickel
On a video call, Paulina Deacon watches her friend follow a frenzied murder of crows through the woods. Moments later, Pauli is horrified when John stumbles upon three men and is murdered. In fear for her own life, she drives until she finds herself in the small town of Briar, Wisconsin. She reinvents herself as Polly Madison and is quickly hired to work doing odd jobs at a rehabilitation clinic. Hal Karlsen has poured his life in to the Briar clinic helping people with addictions. When Polly arrives with her secrets, he is equal parts irritated and intrigued. Terror follows Pauli to this small town and grows stronger each day as she finds her place in the tiny, welcoming community. Slowly, she begins to open up to Hal. As they work together to uncover exactly who is after her and why, their friendship deepens. He pledges to keep her safe. She swears to protect the clinic. But can either live up to those promises while the danger increases daily? And will those murderous crows drive her mad before they figure it all out?
Jemima' s plans for Christmas involve a road trip to Wisconsin and resuscitation of a defunct romance. The ancient alligator suitcase she' s delivering for her grandmother requires only a minor detour. But then Jemima hits a patch of black ice on an unfamiliar Wisconsin road and collides with a telephone pole. She wakes up in the hospital, to discover her overnight stay includes handcuffs and suspicion of smuggling illegal contraband...all because of the pesky antique alligator case. But that isn't the end of Jemima's Christmas detour. When the arresting officer' s police station almost burns down, and then her elderly friend is attacked, and then thieves break in, the wretched suitcase is at the root of all chaos. Her reputation, her winter coat and her romantic hopes are in tatters. Now even her life is threatened. It' s all the alligator case' s fault...Or is it?
What's worse than being stranded in a small town in northern Wisconsin? Being stranded during the worst winter in recent memory. Claudia Alexander's problems are piling up faster than the snow on Lake Superior's shore. Her noble mission to find the owner of an old pocket watch is complicated by incessant snowstorms, a mysterious vandal and the appearance of an old flame. The local dogcatcher, a blind street preacher and an arthritic bloodhound come to Claudia's aid. A promising romance warms up even as the temperatures drop. But something evil is at work in Barley. As another blizzard approaches, so does a killer. Claudia must choose between her mission and saving the lives of the people she has come to love. Even if it means losing her own.
Dinah loves Christmas. She loves history, the old Wagner House, and the elderly women working to preserve its heritage. She loves almost everything except Mick Wagner, her childhood nemesis. But if they want to save the Wagner House and solve a mystery that's been hiding in the attic for almost eighty years, they'll have to join forces. And they have to do it quickly, before one of them dies trying.
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