PARTNERS IN LIME
by Bree Baker
A strong woman with personal demons investigates yet another seaside murder.
Everly Swan’s Outer Banks tea shop is thriving. So is her romance with Detective Grady Hays. The only problems are her belief in the Swan curse—the men Swan women love die—competition from a new tea shop, and her penchant for meddling in murder cases. Delivering food to a rehearsal for The Lost Colony, she and Grady arrive to see Everly’s friend Matt Darning show off his prowess with a longbow, a skill that makes him a suspect when a surfer he was seen arguing with is found dead with an arrow in his back. Not only did Matt, a former pro surfer, have a long-running feud with Kai Larsen, but he was once married to Tara, Kai’s wife. Although Grady emphatically tells Everly to stay out of the investigation, her stubborn belief in Matt won’t allow her to quit despite the threat to their romance. Tara becomes a suspect when Everly sees an invitation to a divorce party to celebrate getting rid of her cheating husband. Although Matt’s very popular, the evidence piles up against him, and Everly must hunt for more suspects, putting her at cross-purposes with Grady, who’s furious when she’s threatened but won’t give up.
A believable and determined sleuth whose life is far from perfect despite her laid-back beach lifestyle.