Small-town mysteries and second acts — a new chapter every day

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  The Salt-Spray Cottage18 chapters · today
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  The Ledger of Lost Acres14 chapters · today
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  What the Threads Remember15 chapters · today
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  The Last Sale at Thistle & Vine14 chapters · yesterday
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  The Clerk of Havenwood10 chapters · yesterday
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  Last Call at the Wagon Wheel19 chapters · yesterday
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  I Kept His Books for 24 Years14 chapters · yesterday

• The Gardener's LieCh. 20My Friend, Elspeth ThorneToday5 min
• The Salt-Spray CottageCh. 18Anything On or NearToday6 min
• The Gardener's LieCh. 19What Was Her NameToday5 min
• The Gardener's LieCh. 18Two Hours EastToday5 min
• The Salt-Spray CottageCh. 17You and This HouseToday6 min
• The Ledger of Lost AcresCh. 14The Creek Never MovedToday6 min
• The Salt-Spray CottageCh. 16Some Histories Are Best UndisturbedToday4 min
• What the Threads RememberCh. 15Armed with the photo, the JohnToday4 min

• Small-Town Life8 stories
• Cozy Mysteries4 stories
• Second-Act Revenge4 stories
• Family Saga3 stories
• Seaside & Coastal2 stories
• Bookshop & Library1 story

1. 1

   The Ledger of Lost Acres

   49 reads · 14 chapters

2. 2

   The Gardener's Lie

   41 reads · 20 chapters

3. 3

   Last Call at the Wagon Wheel

   31 reads · 19 chapters

4. 4

   What the Threads Remember

   29 reads · 15 chapters

5. 5

   The Clerk of Havenwood

   26 reads · 10 chapters

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