Bloom Of Betrayal: A Page-turning Crafts & Culinary Cozy Mystery Short Story
About this ebook
Laura Evans traded Boston’s relentless restaurant hours for a quiet café manager position in Silver Springs, Vermont—finally time to read, walk, and maybe buy a plant.
Then an anonymous envelope arrives: a vintage photograph of the town’s beloved rose garden, one man's face circled, another crossed out. The cryptic message reads: ‘This is the bloom that wasn’t.’
When Laura and her coworker Eli unearth a rusted box while dividing an iris plant, it vanishes overnight, and Eli’s community garden plot faces seizure over fabricated violations.
Someone desperately wants the past buried.
But Laura notices what others miss: stolen archives, forged evidence, a twenty-year-old lie. As the rose garden’s anniversary celebration approaches, she must untangle a horticultural mystery where legacy, loyalty, and truth compete for sunlight.
In Silver Springs, even roses have secrets. Will Laura risk her peaceful new life to expose them?
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About the author
Jodie is an author & knitting blogger. Her books welcome readers to the charming Silver Springs Mysteries in Vermont, filled with intriguing puzzles, memorable characters, and the satisfying solutions readers love.
When she’s not plotting her next book, you’ll find her reading, savoring a coffee (always with cream!) or doing her latest knitting or crochet project. She loves to travel as it sparks ideas for her stories. Her most satisfying creative moments come from quiet evenings at home with her family.
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