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

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  The Lighthouse Keeper's Diary7 chapters · today
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  I Kept His Books for 24 Years18 chapters · today
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  The Ledger of Lost Acres19 chapters · today
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  The Salt-Spray Cottage24 chapters · today
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  What the Threads Remember19 chapters · today
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  The Gardener's Lie25 chapters · today
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  The Clerk of Havenwood13 chapters · today
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  The Last Sale at Thistle & Vine16 chapters · today

• Last Call at the Wagon WheelCh. 23Like a Weather ReportToday6 min
• The Lighthouse Keeper's DiaryCh. 7The Name StayedToday6 min
• I Kept His Books for 24 YearsCh. 18Came Forward FirstToday6 min
• The Ledger of Lost AcresCh. 19Better Left BuriedToday6 min
• The Salt-Spray CottageCh. 24The Best of UsToday6 min
• Last Call at the Wagon WheelCh. 22Never Once WrongToday6 min
• What the Threads RememberCh. 19A Place Kept OpenToday6 min
• I Kept His Books for 24 YearsCh. 17Page Nine of Twenty-ThreeToday6 min

• Small-Town Life9 stories
• Cozy Mysteries4 stories
• Second-Act Revenge4 stories
• Family Saga3 stories
• Seaside & Coastal3 stories
• Bookshop & Library1 story
• Historical1 story
• Starting Over1 story

1. 1

   The Gardener's Lie

   56 reads · 25 chapters

2. 2

   The Ledger of Lost Acres

   55 reads · 19 chapters

3. 3

   The Salt-Spray Cottage

   36 reads · 24 chapters

4. 4

   What the Threads Remember

   32 reads · 19 chapters

5. 5

   Last Call at the Wagon Wheel

   32 reads · 23 chapters

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