"All the best stories in the world are but one story in reality -- the story of escape. It is the only thing which interests us all and at all times, how to escape."
In Fatal fixer-upper, Avery Baker is a Manhattan interior designer whose life is turned upside down when she receives a letter from an aunt she has seen since she was 5 years old. Aunt Inga summons Avery to Waterfield, Maine to help her get her affairs in order. Sadly the letter did not have enough postage and by the time Avery gets to Maine her aunt has passed away and left Avery her house and her cats. She receives an offer for the house, but learns the house would be worth much more if she just fixes it up a little. Enter handyman, Derek Ellis,to help her restore the house, but during the renovation all kinds of clues are uncovered that may lead to missing college professor who was working with Avery's aunt on some Wakefield history. Unfortunately Avery's life may be endangered if she continues to follow the clues.
In spackled and SPOOKED, after finishing her Aunt's home, Avery decides to stay in Waterfield for awhile and goes into the business of restoring houses to sell with her favorite handyman, Derek. They purchase a home that seriously stigmatized because a family was murdered there almost 20 years ago and has sat empty since. As if that isn't enough to deter future sales a skeleton is found in the crawlspace under the house. There also seems to be a ghost lurking around. If they are going to sell this house they need to get busy and solve all the mysteries if they can stay alive long enough.
Both are faced paced stories that will hook you from the start. A perfect blend of cozy mystery with a little romance filled in. Book 3 Plaster and Poison releases on March 2, 2010
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