Hi!
My name is Devereaux Sinclair and I own the Devereaux’s
Dime Store and Gift Baskets. Because of the basket side of my business, my year
seems to revolve around holidays. In January, it’s New Year’s Eve; in February,
it’s Valentine’s Day; and in March or April, it’s Easter.
This year, I really thought that I lucked out for my Easter
baskets. A woman came into my store with antique chocolate molds that she
wanted to unload. At the time, since she gave me a super price, I was thrilled.
However, if I’d have known the trouble that buying those cute bunny molds would
get me into, I would have shoved her out the door and triple locked it behind
her.
Unfortunately, like a T-shirt I saw said: Lead me not into temptation, Lord, because I
can find the way all by myself.
And with some of the stuff in my history—my dad being in
jail, my previous boss running a Ponzi scheme, and my ex-boyfriend’s fiancée
getting murdered—I can’t afford to take any kind of risk with my reputation.
Too bad my BFF, Boone St. Onge, also got caught in this
mess.
At least my grandmother, Birdie, seems to be doing better
since I quit my job in the city and have been able to spend more time with her.
Gran has memory issues, but she claims that at her age, anyone who doesn’t
forget something once in a while is the one that should be watched.
My other BFF, Poppy Kincaid, owner of Gossip Central, the
hottest club within an hour of Kansas City, wasn’t much help. She was too
enamored with Boone’s attorney, Tryg to concentrate on solving the mystery.
Adding to my issues, Jake Del Vecchio, the hot U.S. Marshal who
I’ve been seeing, passed his physical and returned to work so he’s not around
too much. Although, that might be a good thing since my ex-boyfriend, Dr. Noah Underwood
is, and those two get along about as well as gasoline and matches.
But Easter is over and now I have to start thinking about
Mother’s Day. I sure hope no one gets into trouble over that holiday.
--You can read all about my Easter dilemma in Nickeled-and-Dimed to Death coming March
of 2013. Little Shop of
Homicide, the first in the Devereaux’s Dime Store mysteries by New York
Times bestselling author Denise Swanson debuted in 2012
Hi Denise. I loved Little Shop and can't wait to read the next one. Yeah... great move having Jake back to work. He'll be a happier man doing what he was meant to do.
ReplyDeleteI loved Little Shop, excited to read Nickled and Dimed!!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Mary Louise! I can't wait for the second book to come out. It's hard to believe that I'm finishing up the third one.....
ReplyDeleteHow very curious! I can't imagine how a bunny mold could get a person into trouble. I have to find out!
ReplyDelete~ Sophie
Curious cozy mystery reader captivated now, have to find these books!
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a terrific set-up. Looking forward to it!
ReplyDeleteI LOVED Little Shop of Homicide so I can't wait to read this one. It sounds just as awesome as the first in the series!
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Thanks, Crystal. MJ, Sophie, and Lexie!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the fun post, looking forward to reading the books.
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