To Hive and to Hold
(2025)(Book 24 in the Victorian Mansion Flower Shop Mysteries series)
A novel by Virginia Smith
Turtle Cove, Washington, is abuzz with gossip about an attempted murder at an engagement party, and Kaylee Bleu must smoke out a would-be killer to give the couple their happily ever after.
Kaylee Bleu is busy preparing for the Orcas Island Lavender Festival, but she wouldn't dream of denying a special request from her dear friend and assistant, Mary Bishop: hosting the wedding of Mary's niece, Layla, and local real estate agent Douglas Miller in the picturesque lavender fields surrounding Kaylee's home, Wildflower Cottage. Wedding and festival plans buzz along splendidly until angry bees attack the happy couple's engagement party and the groom suffers a life-threatening allergic reaction. Although being stung could have been an accident, a second, more obvious, attempt on Douglas's life proves that someone is trying to stir up a hornet's nest -- with deadly intentions.
Kaylee helps police with their investigation, but it soon becomes clear that if she doesn't stop nosing around about Douglas's would-be murderer, she'll be the next Orcas Island resident to get stung ... with fatal consequences.
This clever whodunit from Annie’s Victorian Mansion Flower Shop Mysteries series is a must-read for fans of cozy mysteries, gardening, female friendships, and light romance.
Genre: Inspirational
Kaylee Bleu is busy preparing for the Orcas Island Lavender Festival, but she wouldn't dream of denying a special request from her dear friend and assistant, Mary Bishop: hosting the wedding of Mary's niece, Layla, and local real estate agent Douglas Miller in the picturesque lavender fields surrounding Kaylee's home, Wildflower Cottage. Wedding and festival plans buzz along splendidly until angry bees attack the happy couple's engagement party and the groom suffers a life-threatening allergic reaction. Although being stung could have been an accident, a second, more obvious, attempt on Douglas's life proves that someone is trying to stir up a hornet's nest -- with deadly intentions.
Kaylee helps police with their investigation, but it soon becomes clear that if she doesn't stop nosing around about Douglas's would-be murderer, she'll be the next Orcas Island resident to get stung ... with fatal consequences.
This clever whodunit from Annie’s Victorian Mansion Flower Shop Mysteries series is a must-read for fans of cozy mysteries, gardening, female friendships, and light romance.
Genre: Inspirational
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