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Available: May 6, 2025
Grave Decisions
Sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction…especially when Shakespeare is involved.
Twenty-six-year-old Charlotte Graves has a lot going on. She’s moved back in with her Grammy at Rose Haven while reconnecting with the love of her life. The last thing she needs is to have her past literally come knocking on the door.
And things only get worse when the intruder makes claims to Rose Haven and someone she loves is accused of murder.
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Book Description
Sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction…especially when Shakespeare is involved.
Settled comfortably into her new life at Rose Haven with her grandmother—while reconnecting with the love of her life—twenty-six-year-old Charlotte Graves is surprised when Grammy offers to give her the entire estate. As she wrestles with that decision, Charlotte’s past literally comes knocking on the door.
Things quickly go from bad to worse when the unexpected intruder makes claims to Rose Haven. Add someone she loves being accused of murder—plus a search for a secret treasure hidden inside the grand old estate—and Charlotte’s life becomes as sticky as the red Alabama clay.
Will she be able to learn the truth and keep the treasure and Rose Haven out of unscrupulous hands before someone gets hurt?
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