I had so much fun writing this book!!! I can’t say it enough. Of course I love this series because I named it after my family – Lowry. And the small town of Cottonwood is based on my hometown of Nicholasville, Kentucky.
There is a scene in the book where Kenni has to play poker in order to get some clues to the murder. I hope you enjoy this sneak peek!
“Not so fast, Sheriff.” Kenneth’s laugh boomed across the room. “We don’t do no talking until the hand’s done and that includes Theo.”
“House rules,” Luke added with a wink .
“Tell you what, Sheriff.” Before I could argue, Theo leaned back in his chair and smirked. “I’ll talk to you but only after you play a hand.”
My stomach dropped. “Play poker?”
He nodded, folding his arms across his chest. “Only fair. You come in here, disrupt our game… it’s the least you could do.”
Poppa materialized beside me, chuckling under his breath. “Well, Kenni-bug, this oughta be fun. You’ve got the poker skills of a barn cat. Lucky for you, I’m a shark.”
I groaned inwardly but pulled out a chair, trying to look more confident than I felt. “Fine. Deal me in.”
Sheriff Kenni Lowry should be blissfully planning her wedding, but Cottonwood, Kentucky has other plans. When Judge Horace Blackwell is found murdered in his chambers, Kenni is thrown into a case packed with family feuds, a mysterious inheritance, and secrets buried—literally—beneath the town.
With her ghostly Poppa offering his usual (and sometimes unwelcome) advice, her trusty hound Duke, and her fiancé Finn by her side, Kenni is racing to solve the case before the killer strikes again. As the trail winds through high-stakes poker games, long-forgotten tunnels, and scandalous secrets, Kenni realizes the culprit may be closer to home than she ever imagined.
Releases February 23rd
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