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I wanted to share a couple books I found on Amazon. These books can be read for free on our Kindles. If you do not have a Kindle but have a tablet you can download the Kindle app on your phone to read books for free.
The Chef (Archer Family Ranch Book 1) by Cindy Nichols (Author), Cindy Caldwell (Author), Kirsten Osbourne (Editor), Ashley Merrick (Editor)
Now in a brand-new expanded edition—with more of the Archer family story.
Tombstone, Arizona, 1880s
I thought I’d have my bakery in Chicago forever but it all disappeared in a single afternoon. Everything gone–my family business, my home, my future. What was I supposed to do? As a young, single woman in the 1880s, there were very few options.
Fortunately, my twin sister Suzanne had moved to Tombstone and built a business of her own with her husband. She wrote that her husband’s best friend needed to get married fast to get a loan to open his fancy restaurant and would I consider it. I missed her enough and was desperate enough to say yes. The only problem was, she didn’t tell him I was an accomplished baker in my own right–and that’s not what he had in mind at all.
When I stepped off the stagecoach, it was shocking. Tombstone was nothing like what I expected. I’d pictured cactus and dust and lots of gunfights. So as I passed by the Grand Hotel, the library, the schoolhouse and even an ice cream parlor, I thought maybe this wouldn’t be so bad after all.
I got to meet the six Archer sisters and their grumpy, widowed father, and they embraced me like one of their own. I thought things were going well, but the shock on Tripp’s face when Suzanne introduced me–her identical twin–had me praying that he wouldn’t send me straight back to Chicago. Nothing was waiting for me there but heartache and starvation, and I resolved to do my best to help him make his fancy restaurant a success. That is, if he’d let me.
Murder At The Bridal Bloom: An Unputdownable Lila Jennings Cozy Mystery by Diane Scotland (Author)
The biggest wedding festival Maplewood has ever seen is about to bloom…
But someone won’t live to see the bouquet toss.
Florist Lila Jennings is up to her elbows in roses, ribbon, and runaway nerves as the town’s Wedding in Blooms Festival kicks off: lace-draped tents, celebrity wedding planner Janine Frost calling the shots, and hundreds of eager brides-to-be filling Main Street.
Then the screams start.
Janine collapses at the cake table, and suddenly the festival’s dream date turns deadly. With the police scrambling and half the vendors harboring grudges against the sharp-tongued planner, suspicion blooms fast.
Armed with her gossip-loving best friend Lucy, steady-eyed pet shop owner Ethan, and her two furry “assistants”—mischievous cat Clementine and slobbery bulldog Tank, Lila finds herself diving headfirst into a web of secrets, jealous rivals, buried feuds, and dangerously misplaced allergens.
Everyone wanted Janine knocked down a peg, but who wanted her dead?
From stolen floral deliveries and shredded vendor lists to anonymous threats and suspicious “accidents,” every clue brings Lila closer to a killer hiding in plain sight… and closer to danger herself.
Because when secrets start with “I do,” they don’t always end with happily ever after.
If you love: 🐾 Cozy sleuths with charming pets, 💒 Wedding drama and small-town rivalries, 🕵️ Amateur detectives and nosy best friends …you’ll adore this warm-hearted whodunit filled with humor, heart, and just the right dash of danger.
Curl up with Murder at the Bridal Bloom today — where every wedding treat hides a secret.
Meet the Author: Diane Scotland,
Diane Scotland who was influenced by her older brother, developed a love for reading mysteries and suspense thrillers as a teenager and is now an avid lover and writer of the beloved, amazing and exciting genre. Diane has a passion for reading and writing and feels that education should be an integral part of everyone’s life.
As a child, Diane grew up in a small town on a picturesque island in the Caribbean where she enjoyed basking in the sunshine and taking long walks along sandy beaches. She also found pleasure in taking adventurous bicycle rides with friends into neighboring districts, discovering new places and different lifestyles. This passion for exploring led her to migrate to the United States where she now lives with her husband and children.
The travel bug has not left her and Diane enjoys traveling to different countries where she explores their culture and customs as well as for relaxation and rejuvenation. Traveling helps her to relieve stress and generate a feeling of well-being.
From first hand experience, Diane knows that reading an exciting, entertaining book helps to bring cheer and relaxation to individuals, as they become lost in the pages when suspense and intrigue takes over the imagination.
Join us as we enjoy the tales developed in the pages of her novels as we embark on adventures together.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
