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The Garden Girls: Golden Years
Series · 3 books · 2020-2021

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#1

Double Date Disaster

2020

A Cozy Christian Mystery and Suspense Novel Garden Girls - The Golden Years is the brand new spin-off series of the Garden Girls Mystery series. The last few years have been a roller coaster of life changing events for “Garden Girl” Margaret Hansen - the death of her husband, the shocking discovery of what led to his death, and a big move designed to give her a fresh start. Believing she may be depressed, her well-intentioned friends set her up on a blind date without her knowledge. After some persuading, she decides to go, but only to “help her friend, Eleanor.” The date goes surprisingly well until disaster strikes after one of the men falls ill and is rushed to the hospital. They soon discover he’d been poisoned and Eleanor is the chief suspect – having both motive and opportunity. The Garden Girls and friends jump in to investigate and discover more than one person with motive. Can they figure out who is behind the poisoning before their friend is arrested and ends up spending her golden years in prison?
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#2

Christmas Crisis

2020

A Cozy Christmas Christian Fiction Novel After a string of postal packages are stolen during the busy Christmas season, Ruth Carpenter, Belhaven’s postmaster becomes the chief suspect while trying to help a friend. Belhaven Postmaster, Ruth Carpenter, is well on her way to retirement. She’s been grooming her friend and co-worker, Kenny Webber, for the position and is sure he’s a shoo-in. All he needs to do is make it through the final interview. When the interviewers arrive at the post office, they discover something amiss that throws Ruth into the hot seat and jeopardizes Kenny’s chance at the promotion. To make matters worse, it’s the height of the busy Christmas Season, which means porch pirates are out in full force and Belhaven appears to be a targeted area. A local resident catches one of the pirates on her home’s surveillance camera and makes a shocking discovery which puts Ruth at the top of the list of suspects. Can she clear her name before she cuts a slice of that retirement cake? Will Ruth’s current crisis cause Kenny to lose out on the coveted postmaster position?
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Michigan Mayhem

2021

Lucy’s new gun safety and training course is off to a promising start, until someone connected to a group of class attendees is found murdered hours later. “If you like Christian Fiction and Mystery & Suspense Novels, you’ll love the Garden Girls!” Garden Girls - The Golden Years is the brand new spin-off series of the Garden Girls Mystery series. You’ll enjoy the same fun-loving characters as they solve mysteries in the cozy town of Belhaven. Each book will focus on one of the Garden Girls as they enter their “golden years.” Michigan Mayhem - Book 3 is Lucy’s story. BONUS: Recipe Included! ——————————————————————- Garden Girl, Lucy Carlson, has started a new business venture, Lucy’s Lucky Strike, a gun safety and training course. Things are off to a promising start when a local farming family books a class after being targeted by a disturbing string of anonymous threats. Unfortunately, the class doesn’t go as planned and the police are called in. Just hours after attending the class, the family’s matriarch is found dead and the authorities find an important clue that leads right back to Lucy. As if being part of a police investigation isn’t bad enough, Lucy’s life is turned upside down with a life changing family crisis of her own. Will Gloria & the Garden Girls get to the bottom of who is behind the murder or will Lucy spend her golden years behind steel bars? Pre-order your copy of Michigan Mayhem today!

Author

Hope Callaghan
Hope Callaghan
Author · 112 books

Click the FOLLOW button to be notified of Hope Callaghan's new book releases! Get New Releases, Giveaways, and FREE & Discounted Books at: https://hopecallaghan.com/newsletter OR Text the word BOOKS to 33222 ★ AMAZON BESTSELLING AUTHOR ★ ★ 2017 Mom's Choice Award ★ Hope Callaghan is an American author who loves to write clean fiction books, especially Christian Mystery and Cozy Mystery books. She has written more than 70 mystery books (and counting) in six series. Born and raised in a small town in West Michigan, she now lives in Florida with her husband. She is the proud mother of 3 wonderful children. When she's not doing the thing she loves best - writing books - she enjoys cooking, traveling and reading books.

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