
Becca Garvey’s average life has just been upended by her husband’s announcement he is moving to Florida to pursue his “dream” of becoming a full-time surf instructor, part-time beach bum. Left solely responsible for their thirty-acre hobby farm in Maryland, Becca is determined to face an uncertain future with optimism. Becca’s brother believes her farm and collection of tamed exotic and domestic pets might be her ticket to financial solvency. If they create a place where families can interact freely with the animals, and also have birthday parties with the animals in costume, Becca might find herself with a profitable venture. Family and friends pitch in to help. Even Becca’s free-spirited daughter and absent-minded mother become part of the endeavor, and handsome new stranger, Danny Copsey, also seems enthusiastic about Three Notch Safari. But not all of Becca's neighbors are excited about her vision of a tourist attraction in their quiet, idyllic country setting. One of those busybodies will do anything to stop Becca. When pranks and shenanigans turn harmful and spiteful, Becca must figure out who the culprit is before her life crashes and burns again…this time for good.
Author

Christine Trent is the author of ST. CLEMENTS BLUFF, Book 1 in her new Heart of St. Mary's County series set in her beloved Maryland hometown. She is also the author of the ROYAL TRADES series about women in unusual professions, including THE QUEEN'S DOLLMAKER (a dollmaker to Marie Antoinette), A ROYAL LIKENESS (an apprentice to the great waxworker, Madame Tussaud), and BY THE KING'S DESIGN (a cloth merchant to the Prince Regent). These books were re-released in 2023. Christine is best known for her LADY OF ASHES series featuring Violet Harper, a Victorian undertaker with a passion for her macabre work. Christine's latest entry in this historical mystery series is THE DEADLY HOURS, an anthology written with Susanna Kearsley, C.S. Harris, and Anna Lee Huber, which follows the travels of a cursed pocket watch through time. Can't get enough historical mystery? Christine has also written two novels (NO CURE FOR THE DEAD and A MURDEROUS MALADY) featuring Florence Nightingale as an intrepid sleuth. Learn more about Christine at www.christinetrent.com.