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Shady Acres Mystery
Series · 4 books · 2016

Books in series

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#1

Beware the Orchids

2016

New mystery from Amazon best-selling author! Ditched at the altar, Shelby Hart tosses down her bouquet, quits her job, and accepts a position as gardener and event coordinator at an upscale retirement community. Her first day on the job results with a dead body in the greenhouse under the orchids and with her as the prime suspect! Toss in a handsome handyman, quirky characters, and a flirtatious grandma and the fun never stops.
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#2

Path to Nowhere

2016

Shelby Hart and her sidekick of quirky family members and friends are at it again! This time, no one in Shady Acres are what they seem. The seedy side of the community is revealed when a seemingly good girl's dirty lifestyle is revealed and someone kills her for her secrets. Wanting justice served for a woman no one deems worthy of spending too much time investigating her death, Shelby takes matters into her own hands. From a mystery maze to underground tunnels, Shelby and her family must catch a killer before they become the next victim.
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#3

Poison Foliage

2016

When poisonous foliage begins appearing in Shelby Hart's garden, and a resident of Shady Acres winds up dead, she sets off to clear her reputation as a gardener. Hard to do with a broken foot, a meddling office manager, and a head chef who is as crusty as week old bread. To top things off, a handsome new detective comes on scene more determined than the others to keep Shelby from sticking her nose where it doesn't belong.
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#4

Poinsettia Madness

2016

A blast from the past she wished would have stayed gone. A secret club out for vengeance. Right before Christmas, Shelby Hart is visited by the man who ditched her at the altar. It seems he wants the expensive gifts he'd given her to give to his new fiancé. Unfortunately for him, Shelby sold them. When the man shows up dead in a bed of poinsettia's, Shelby is thrust reluctantly into a group of women who call themselves the Second Mistress Club. Convinced that one of them killed the philandering man, Shelby sets out to find a killer and gets a Christmas surprise. A delightful Christmas cozy mystery to warm your heart by a best-selling, award-winning author.

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