Roses are red; violets are blue
Is a lover from the dead here to kill you?
Valentine's Day. 2020. Middlebridge, Wisconsin. When the quick-witted second grade teacher and amateur sleuth, Jennifer Hunter, receives a gift from a secret admirer on Valentine's Day, she heartily investigates who her cupid could be. When she opens the box, though, she doesn't find chocolates; she finds a human heart wrapped in red tissue paper.
And that's not all. Her admirer has written a note confessing their desire to watch Jennifer die. That's when Jennifer's best friend and Middlebridge's Police Lieutenant, Jake Hollow, steps in.
Jake and Jennifer put their dynamic duo focus on finding Jennifer's deranged valentine, and that leads them to the recently deceased body of David Bird IV. He looks like an average dead guy except for one fact -- his heart has been removed. Jennifer must investigate this heartless valencrime; otherwise, she fears she'll be the next victim. Yet, her attempt to protect her own heart leads her to a set of love letters that tell the story of broken hearts from the past.
Valentine's Day. 1910. Salem, Massachusetts. Clay Trunkett, a twenty year old hard-working journalist, is scheduled to hang for assaulting a man. His accuser? David Bird II, son of the wealthiest man in Salem. Clay's true crime? Falling in love with Meghan White, the woman David has his heart set on marrying.
The love triangle of 1910 holds the clues Jennifer needs to find the heart snatcher of 2020, but with her own crazed valentine delivering threatening messages and bits of heart like they're candy, Jennifer struggles to piece together this crime of passion from 1910.
And, Jennifer's own passions get in the way when she discovers that her best friend, Jake, has a girlfriend -- one that he's been hiding from Jennifer for months. Betrayal runs high as masquerade parties, craft sales, murder mystery dinners, and a strange encounter at the local diner all distract Jennifer from her one mission: To find out who's making her Valentine's Day the most horrifyingly heart-filled in history. The problem is, Jennifer's discoveries may end her friendship with Jake, and that's a heartbreak she can't take.
This clean cozy mystery will keep reader's hearts pounding as they flip through love letters from the past and the alternating stories of Jennifer Hunter and Clay Trunkett. Jennifer's down-to-earth and lovable personality plunges into new territory as she must assess her relationship with Jake and the type of love she wants in her life. She goes on crochet benders; she attends parties where she gets to be someone other than herself; and all the time she's piecing together a crime that makes this Valentine's Day anything but sweet.
Readers who love cozy mysteries like EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE by Mary Higgins Clark or Hope Callaghan's HEART AND HOLIDAY Cozy Mystery Collection, will fall in love with Kacey Gene's THE HEARTLESS VALENTINE.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Is a lover from the dead here to kill you?
Valentine's Day. 2020. Middlebridge, Wisconsin. When the quick-witted second grade teacher and amateur sleuth, Jennifer Hunter, receives a gift from a secret admirer on Valentine's Day, she heartily investigates who her cupid could be. When she opens the box, though, she doesn't find chocolates; she finds a human heart wrapped in red tissue paper.
And that's not all. Her admirer has written a note confessing their desire to watch Jennifer die. That's when Jennifer's best friend and Middlebridge's Police Lieutenant, Jake Hollow, steps in.
Jake and Jennifer put their dynamic duo focus on finding Jennifer's deranged valentine, and that leads them to the recently deceased body of David Bird IV. He looks like an average dead guy except for one fact -- his heart has been removed. Jennifer must investigate this heartless valencrime; otherwise, she fears she'll be the next victim. Yet, her attempt to protect her own heart leads her to a set of love letters that tell the story of broken hearts from the past.
Valentine's Day. 1910. Salem, Massachusetts. Clay Trunkett, a twenty year old hard-working journalist, is scheduled to hang for assaulting a man. His accuser? David Bird II, son of the wealthiest man in Salem. Clay's true crime? Falling in love with Meghan White, the woman David has his heart set on marrying.
The love triangle of 1910 holds the clues Jennifer needs to find the heart snatcher of 2020, but with her own crazed valentine delivering threatening messages and bits of heart like they're candy, Jennifer struggles to piece together this crime of passion from 1910.
And, Jennifer's own passions get in the way when she discovers that her best friend, Jake, has a girlfriend -- one that he's been hiding from Jennifer for months. Betrayal runs high as masquerade parties, craft sales, murder mystery dinners, and a strange encounter at the local diner all distract Jennifer from her one mission: To find out who's making her Valentine's Day the most horrifyingly heart-filled in history. The problem is, Jennifer's discoveries may end her friendship with Jake, and that's a heartbreak she can't take.
This clean cozy mystery will keep reader's hearts pounding as they flip through love letters from the past and the alternating stories of Jennifer Hunter and Clay Trunkett. Jennifer's down-to-earth and lovable personality plunges into new territory as she must assess her relationship with Jake and the type of love she wants in her life. She goes on crochet benders; she attends parties where she gets to be someone other than herself; and all the time she's piecing together a crime that makes this Valentine's Day anything but sweet.
Readers who love cozy mysteries like EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE by Mary Higgins Clark or Hope Callaghan's HEART AND HOLIDAY Cozy Mystery Collection, will fall in love with Kacey Gene's THE HEARTLESS VALENTINE.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
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