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  To my beloved plot partners, Jenn McKinlay and Paige Shelton, for your friendship, generosity, inspiration, talent, and empathy. May there always be road trips and bad breakfast choices.

  To Jenel Looney, who basically makes my life better every day.

  To my brothers and sisters-in-law and my nieces and nephews for helping me get through a really tough year with love and laughter and, yes, a few tears. I love you all.

  And as always, much love and thanks to my personal bartender, chef, and pool man, Don. I do it all for you.

  About the Author

  New York Times bestselling author Kate Carlisle worked in television for many years before turning to writing. Inspired by the northern seaside towns of her native California, where Victorian mansions grace the craggy cliffs and historic lighthouses warn fishermen and smugglers alike, Kate was drawn to create the Fixer-Upper Mysteries, featuring small-town girl Shannon Hammer, a building contractor specializing in home restoration. Kate also writes the New York Times bestselling Bibliophile Mysteries, featuring Brooklyn Wainwright.

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