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Scrap-N-Craft Mystery Novellas
Series · 9 books · 2011-2013

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#1

Kiki Lowenstein and the Secret Santa

2011

When a grumpy customer needs a holiday “miracle,” intrepid scrapbooker Kiki provides it…with surprising results. Includes recipe and craft tips.
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#2

Kiki Lowenstein and the White Elephant

2012

After the holidays, a desperately broke Kiki Lowenstein comes up with a super idea to bring in customers at Time in a Bottle, the little scrapbook store where she works. It’s a White Elephant item swap—and when the women trade cast-offs, they also trade secrets! Includes two recipes, a craft project, and a Zentangle design.
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#3

Kiki Lowenstein and the Empty Heart

2012

When Kiki Lowenstein signs up to do a good deed, she gets more than she bargained for. The intrepid scrapbooker quickly learns the backstory of one of the community’s most beloved women, Miriam Lieberman. And when Mrs. Lieberman dies, Kiki is compelled to go to extremes to prove the power of a mended heart!
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#4

Kiki Lowenstein and the Lucky Charm

2012

Hoping to top her own success with holiday crops, Kiki dreams up a St. Patrick’s Day event that’s a real charmer. Except that between a visit from her Aunt Penney and a series of local thefts, things don’t go exactly as planned. It’s going to take more than a rabbit’s foot to get Kiki out of this tense situation!
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#5

Kiki Lowenstein and the Purple Passion

2012

When a customer's daughter is wrongly accused, Kiki uses her sleuthing skills to clear the girl's name. Includes scrapbook pages, two projects, a Zentangle string, and recipes.
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#6

Kiki Lowenstein and the Lilac Festival

2012

(This short story falls after Ready, Scrap, Shoot, which is Book #5 in the Kiki Lowenstein Mystery Series.) A grateful customer offers Kiki and her friend Clancy to trip to Mackinac Island, but the trip proves a dangerous situation—instead of a replay of Clancy's fantasy about Somewhere in Time. Includes recipes, craft ideas, and a Zentangle pattern.
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#7

Kiki Lowenstein and Too Much Squash

2013

When critters destroy Kiki Lowenstein's garden, the pregnant protagonist finds herself in a blue funk. Then a nosy customer uncovers Kiki's cravings-and scrapbookers come to the rescue. Includes three recipes("Got Your Goat" Zucchini Casserole, Rusty's Squash Casserole, and Man Can Live by Zucchini Bread Alone) plus craft tutorial for making "inchies." Bonus: The first chapter of Tear Down and Die, the first book in a new series featuring Cara Mia Delgatto, a savvy businesswoman who opens a "trash to treasure" store on Florida's Treasure Coast.
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#8

Kiki Lowenstein and the Cupcake Caper

2013

At first, running her own business seemed like a piece of cake. But Kiki Lowenstein is quickly learning that there's more to owning "Time in a Bottle" than dealing with crafts and scrapbookers. When a mysterious bad mood descends on her co-worker Clancy, Kiki first brushes it off. That's just the way the cookie crumbles! Then others complain about walking on eggshells—and Kiki realizes she has to intervene before Clancy stirs up too much trouble. In this long short story, Kiki gets mixed up in a different sort of mystery, one that reveals the secrets of the human heart. Includes a great recipe for healthy, homemade dog treat and a wonderful craft for Laura's Pink Party Bowls.
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#9

The Halloween Close Call

2013

Kiki Lowenstein has been working so hard that she is drained dry. An invitation to a pre-Halloween party promises to be the magic potion she needs. Her fiancé, Detective Chad Detweiler looks dashing as Count Dracula. But Kiki learns the hard way to take necking with her beau very seriously. Includes Halloween craft projects and bonus excerpts from"Killer, Paper, Cut" (Book #9 in the Kiki Lowenstein Mystery Series) and " Tear Down and Die" (Book #1 in the Car Mia Delgatto Mysteries)

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