About this ebook
Ten years ago, Thomas Pennington vanished from Maple Grove Dairy without a trace. Now his disappearance has caught the attention of Lena Cross and Theo Marsh, hosts of the popular true-crime podcast Motor City Mysteries. Their arrival has everyone in Fall talking—and not everyone is happy to see the past being dug up. When Harper discovers old documents hidden inside Hearth & Quill that may be connected to Thomas, she finds herself drawn into another investigation.
The deeper Harper digs, the more she uncovers a tangled history of loans, suspicious land deals, old romances, and betrayal. Someone is determined to keep the truth buried, and Harper must figure out what really happened to Thomas before another secret disappears into the flames.
Brimming with crackling bonfires, small-town secrets, slow-burn romance, and page-turning intrigue, Bonfire & Betrayal is the perfect cozy mystery to curl up with on a crisp autumn night.
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About the author
Jules Motschall writes cozy mysteries filled with charm, heart, romance, small-town secrets, and just the right amount of intrigue. An avid reader and lifelong book lover, Jules can rarely resist a bookstore or library and firmly believes most problems are improved by a good book, a strong cup of coffee or tea, and a candle that smells like October.
She has been writing stories for as long as she can remember—scribbling ideas on the backs of napkins, filling notebooks, and dreaming of becoming a published author from the time she was seven years old. Now, she gets to live that dream.
Her debut novel, Autumn & Alibis, introduced readers to the perpetually autumnal town of Fall, Michigan, and launched the Hearth & Quill Mystery series. The story continues in Bonfire & Betrayal, with more buried secrets, small-town drama, slow-burn romance, and, naturally, another mystery for Harper Whitmore to unravel.
When Jules isn’t plotting fictional crimes in Fall, she’s probably reading, buying more books than she needs, or convincing herself she absolutely has room for one more candle.
Jules lives in the Chicago area with her husband, children, chickens, two cats, and a mini Goldendoodle.
