The Holly and the Poison Ivy

Download or read book The Holly and the Poison Ivy written by Donna Doyle and published by . This book was released on 2019-11-18 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Christmas Time Cozy with a Special Christmas gift included - a complete extra story as a Yuletide bonus!Get The Holly & the Poison Ivy and Lost Mittens and Missing Kittens in a double helping of cozy fun!Heather and Heathcliff will take you on a sleuthing sleigh and a criminal spiring clean all the way through Roxboro and beyond. This double-helping of Heather & Heathcliff includes...The Holly & The Poison IvyIt's Christmas time in Roxboro Beach, Virginia, and the small town is in its usual uproar. Heather Rorke couldn't be happier. Plenty of houses in need of a 'spring' cleaning before friends and relatives arrive, and she's in her element as the town's only organic cleaning company.When former friend Heathcliff Quinton shows up in town, her mundane life is turned upside down when he's suddenly accused of murdering town charmer, Walter King. Heather doesn't believe it. Her former school friend couldn't possibly be guilty, and she's determined to prove his innocence. Little does she know he's more adept at doing that than she is.Together these two friends enter into an agreement to solve the crime and keep Heathcliff out of jail before Christmas bells ring and the town's time of giving gets into full swing.They're on the trail of a Christmas mystery no one expects, and when unseemly truths about the mild-mannered victim come to light and startling revelations of the residents of the sleepy town, it's clear to see that not everything's the way it seems in the town where everyone knows your name.Plus your special Christmas surprise - another story completely free...Lost Mittens and Missing KittensRoxboro Beach is ready to welcome spring, when Heather makes an unpleasant discovery in the house of one of her favorite clients. Heath is quick to rush to his friend's side, but like everyone else in town the deaths have him baffled. Especially the one oddity - missing mittens!Dixie Ross and her sweet little kittens are dead, and there will be crying over the spilled milk that covered the floors in her kitchen. Who could've killed the old woman and her friendly felines and why? The Sheriff has his own ideas but Heath and Heather think he's going in the wrong direction and Heather isn't about to let her friend's killer get away.The two embark on an investigation that takes them into the inner workings of the grocery store delivery system, and unravels the mystery of Dixie's prized mittens and their sordid history.Is Heather prepared to learn the truth about her friend as much as she wants to catch her killer? Do sins of the past sometimes visit the present? Heath and Heather have a hope and a prayer to solve the case and put all the questions to rest.If you love a good Christmas Cozy with lashing of character and guess-til-the-end mysteries this double dose book of cozy warmth is for you. Grab your hot drink, put your feet up, and jump into the mystery!