Stitched with Love
(2026)(The fifth book in the Coffee Break Mystery series)
A Story by J C Valentine
Bree Callahan is used to winning—not tripping over a gutted scarecrow the night before judging. But when straw starts flying, so do the sparks...
Art teacher Bree has won the Oakdale scarecrow contest three years running, so when she finds her prize-winning scarecrow duo eviscerated hours before showtime—stuffing everywhere, one head missing entirely—she skips the police and starts a suspect list instead.
Nate just wants to fix the fairground's damaged displays and get out before dark. Instead, he's holding a staple gun, listening to Bree accuse the reigning runner-up of felony straw-icide, and wondering how "handyman for hire" turned into "reluctant partner in a scarecrow murder investigation." He didn't ask for any of this. He's staying anyway.
As more entries turn up sabotaged—one headless, one inexplicably on fire—Bree and Nate's late-night stakeouts start looking a lot less like crime-solving and a lot more like dates that involve hay bales instead of candlelight.
Fans of Janet Evanovich's laugh-out-loud mysteries will devour this scarecrow-sized whodunit.
Grab your coffee, curl up, and catch the culprit before Halloween does. One-click Stitched with Love today!
Genre: Mystery
Art teacher Bree has won the Oakdale scarecrow contest three years running, so when she finds her prize-winning scarecrow duo eviscerated hours before showtime—stuffing everywhere, one head missing entirely—she skips the police and starts a suspect list instead.
Nate just wants to fix the fairground's damaged displays and get out before dark. Instead, he's holding a staple gun, listening to Bree accuse the reigning runner-up of felony straw-icide, and wondering how "handyman for hire" turned into "reluctant partner in a scarecrow murder investigation." He didn't ask for any of this. He's staying anyway.
As more entries turn up sabotaged—one headless, one inexplicably on fire—Bree and Nate's late-night stakeouts start looking a lot less like crime-solving and a lot more like dates that involve hay bales instead of candlelight.
Fans of Janet Evanovich's laugh-out-loud mysteries will devour this scarecrow-sized whodunit.
Grab your coffee, curl up, and catch the culprit before Halloween does. One-click Stitched with Love today!
Genre: Mystery