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San Fransisco, 1906. Two women hoping to change their fortunes, have their paths cross, when they are drawn into the orbit of Henry Thornton, whose collection of Chinese antiques include the legendary Phoenix Crown and whose patronage changes the women's lives. When Henry disappears, their lives are thrown into chaos. But when the crown surfaces five years later, the women are brought together in one last quest for justice.
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When professional house-sitter Lila Emerson witnesses a murder/suicide from her current apartment-sitting job, life as she knows it takes a dramatic turn. Suddenly, the woman with no permanent ties finds herself almost wishing for one. Artist Ashton Archer knows his brother isn't capable of violence--against himself or others. He recruits Lila, the only eyewitness, to help him uncover what happened. Ash longs to paint her as intensely as he hungers...
4) Flying solo
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"A woman returns to her small Maine hometown, uncovering family secrets that take her on a journey of self-discovery and new love, in this warm and charming novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Evvie Drake Starts Over. Smarting from her recently cancelled wedding and about to turn forty, Laurie Sassalyn returns to her Maine hometown of Calcasset to handle the estate of her great-aunt Dot, a spirited adventurer who lived to be ninety....
5) Hot rocks
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When her notorious past catches up with Laine Tavish, proprietor of the antique shop Remember When, it's up to her and an enigmatic stranger named Max Gannon to find out who's chasing her-and why.
10) Empty saddle
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Guideposts
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[2014]
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English
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When Sadie Speers' granddaughter, Sara, goes missing after a horseback ride, Sadie delves into the investigation.
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"In this irresistible and thrilling debut novel, a former antique hunter investigates a suspicious death at an isolated English manor, embroiling her back in the dangerous world of tracking stolen artifacts. What antique would you kill for? Freya Lockwood is shocked when she learns that Arthur Crockleford, antiques dealer and her estranged mentor, has died under mysterious circumstances. She has spent the last twenty years avoiding her quaint English...
12) A chime to kill
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Country Sampler Fiction
Pub. Date
[2017]
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English
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When a mysterious clock is unearthed during renovation of a new baker, Maggie investigates its history.
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2017.
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English
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"The Hope Chest is a deeply emotional novel about three people who have seemingly lost all hope until one woman's heirloom hope chest is rediscovered in the attic, along with its contents and secrets. Mattie is a fiercely independent woman battling ALS; Don, her deeply devoted husband is facing a future without his one true love; and Rose, their struggling caregiver, is a young, single mother who feels trapped in her life. With each item that is discovered--including...
14) Jingle
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Santa's Workshop Holiday Spectacular at the Colchester mansion is a long standing tradition in Cedarville, however Griffin, Ben, and Antonia are not happy to find that they have been volunteered as elves by their friend Logan and can not get out of it--but this year the pageant seem plagued by frequent electrical outages, and during one of them the valuable antique known as the Star of Prague disappears from the giant Christmas tree, and as they are...
15) A deadly grind
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2012
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"When vintage cookware and cookbook collector Jaymie Leighton spies an original 1920's Hoosier-brand kitchen cabinet at an estate auction, it's love at first sight. Despite the protests of her sister, Rebecca, that the nineteenth-century yellow-brick house they share in Michigan is already too cluttered with Jaymie's junk, she successfully outbids the other buyers and triumphantly takes home her Hoosier. But that night on the summer porch, where she's...
16) Things unseen
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Guideposts
Pub. Date
2016
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English
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Sadie Speer's has her deposit bag stolen. Who is the culprit? And she has found a false bottom in an antique armoire that holds a carefully wrapped secret. Sadie investigates these intriguing mysteries.
17) Frame work
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Avalon Books
Pub. Date
2008
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English
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When college teacher Sarah Brandau is invited to a literary conference in Prague, she persuades her grandmother, Edith, who raised her when her parents died, to travel from Manhattan for a reunion in the fabled city. Exploring the streets near their hotel on their first night in Prague, they browse an antique shop. Attracted to the picture's ornate frame, Edith chooses a reproduction of a city scene....
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Avery Ayers antique mystery volume 2
Publisher
Crooked Lane
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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"Perfect for fans of Jane K. Cleland and Ellery Adams, the second volume in Tracy Gardner's antiques-themed mystery series finds appraiser Avery Ayers sleuthing a murder in a castle."--
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Whistle Stop Café mysteries volume 8
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Guideposts
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"In a quaint corner of Whistle Stop Café, Janet Shaw's vintage writing haven sparks tales of love, mystery, and camaraderie. Amid stolen pens and cherished memories, she discovers the true treasures of the heart."--Publisher's description.