Murder Among The Roses

Abby finds the bones of an infant buried in her rose garden and reports it to the police. Two days later, her soon to be ex-husband is found dead in the same spot and she's the number one suspect.

Some people are simply asking to be murdered. Rosemary Lillywhite has had a lot on her tea tray: murder, intrigue, and three men vying for her affections. When her mother, Evelyn, calls and pleads with her to help put on a country garden club fête, Rosemary begrudgingly agrees. After all, she can't leave poor Vera to her own devices—not when Evelyn has so staunchly objected to the match between Vera and Rosemary's brother, Frederick. As it turns out, Evelyn doesn't approve of Rosemary's romantic interests either—and she's only made the event more awkward by inviting her preferred choice of suitor to the fête! Furthermore, the garden club is filled with a group of Rosemary and Vera's school chums—an assortment of sour ladies they both would have preferred never to see again. If she'd known one of them was going to meet her end in Evelyn's back garden, Rosemary might have declined her mother's invitation and let Vera fend for herself! Now that murder has rocked the sleepy country village of Pardington and ruined the garden club event, Rosemary must bail her mother out of a jam—all while trying to juggle three men and mitigate Evelyn’s imminent nervous breakdown!

"In the peaceful village of Maybridge, you wouldn't expect to find a dead body in the rose garden. And certainly not two. Abby Finch is horrified to discover the bones of a baby long-since buried under a rose bush in the garden of her soon-to-be ex-husband Howard's family home. She immediately calls the police but she can't get hold of Howard. He's off on a jolly with the very pregnant soon-to-be new Mrs. Finch. Abby will do whatever it takes to keep things cordial for the sake of her three children. But when Howard learns the press have found out, he's livid. He accuses Abby of sabotaging his fledgling political campaign. And then, just two days later, Abby finds Howard himself. Lying dead in the very same rose garden. Throat slashed with her own garden spade. Now Abby is the prime suspect. Somebody in this quiet village is hiding a dark secret. And Abby will have to dig deep to uncover the truth."--Back cover.

May 1924.Spring has arrived, the roses are blooming, and Violet and Victor are off to discover the state of his recent purchase. When Violet decides to explore a local ramble through the woods, she believes she knows how her day will go. Who would expect to stumble over a body? Or just how scandalous the life of a gardener could be? Book FIVE in The Violet Carlyle Mysteries. Are you ready for the roaring twenties? For jazz, dancing, night clubs, style, and wit? Violet and Victor are rich, spoiled, and utterly fun. You'll love Vi, her indulgent twin Vic, their friends, and their hi-jinks. You might even find your interest caught by the handsome Detective Inspector Jack Wakefield. For fans of Carola Dunn, Jacqueline Winspear, Georgette Heyer, and Lee Strauss. A light, cozy mystery with a fun peek into life in the life of a bright young thing. No swearing, graphic scenes, or cliffhangers.The Violet Carlyle Mysteries 1- Murder & The Heir2- Kennington House Murder3- Murder at the Folly 4- A Merry Little Murder*5- Murder Among the Roses6- Murder in the Shallows 7- Gin & Murder 8- Obsidian Murder 9- Murder at the Ladies Club 10- Wedding Vows & Murder11- A Jazzy Little Murder12- Murder by Chocolate 13- A Friendly Little Murder 14- Murder by the Sea*There are two short stories that fall between A Merry Little Murder and Murder Among the Roses. They are: New Year's Madness and Valentine's Madness.

When Detective Matt Allenby arrived in the hamlet of Taylors Crossing in the hills near Perth in Western Australia, to investigate the murder of one of the inhabitants, he thought it would be a straightforward case. He didn't expect the locals to have secrets of their own, which would conflict with his investigations. He has to ask himself whether any of these people have been involved in the murder or whether it was it someone from outside the town. Then Matt finds he is falling in love with one of his suspects. A cosy murder mystery about people making a new life for themselves in a community where they have made new friends when a murder threatens to destroy their new found peace.

Some people are simply asking to be murdered. Rosemary Lillywhite has had a lot on her tea tray: murder, intrigue, and three men vying for her affections. When her mother, Evelyn, calls and pleads with her to help put on a country garden club fête, Rosemary begrudgingly agrees. After all, she can't leave poor Vera to her own devices-not when Evelyn has so staunchly objected to the match between Vera and Rosemary's brother, Frederick. As it turns out, Evelyn doesn't approve of Rosemary's romantic interests either-and she's only made the event more awkward by inviting her preferred choice of suitor to the fête! Furthermore, the garden club is filled with a group of Rosemary and Vera's school chums-an assortment of sour ladies they both would have preferred never to see again. If she'd known one of them was going to meet her end in Evelyn's back garden, Rosemary might have declined her mother's invitation and let Vera fend for herself! Now that murder has rocked the sleepy country village of Pardington and ruined the garden club event, Rosemary must bail her mother out of a jam-all while trying to juggle three men and mitigate Evelyn's imminent nervous breakdown! Book four in The Mrs. Lillywhite Investigates series. Are you ready to escape to the roaring twenties? For fans of Beth Byers, Leighann Dobbs, Lee Strauss, and cozy historical murder mysteries. A light, cozy mystery with no swearing, graphic scenes, or cliffhangers.

The last place Rosemary Lillywhite expected to encounter murder was during a garden party put on by her mother, but there's no getting out of investigating now!

The wedding of the season! Events manager Sylvie Smith is organizing a glittering fund-raising event: a wedding show in a stately home. She has even been roped into pretending to be a bride… a bride who's five months pregnant! The bride everyone is talking about! It should be every girl's dream to design a wedding with no expense spared, but it's not Sylvie's. Longbourne Court was her ancestral home, and she's just discovered that the new owner is Tom McFarlane—her baby's secret father. Now Tom's standing in front of her, looking at her bump.…