Life is good for "Garden Girl" Gloria Rutherford. Spring has finally sprung, love is in the air, and no dead bodies have turned up in the small town of Belhaven...lately.It seems as if it's almost too good to be true. Just as Gloria starts to get settled into her familiar routine, she receives a mysterious message from her older sister, Liz.Certain that her sister, the drama queen, is once again bent on turning Gloria's life upside down for no good reason, she almost chooses to ignore the dire message that she may be in danger. When a key to her sister's place shows up in her mailbox after Liz mysteriously vanishes, Gloria jumps in with both feet to track her down. Crisscrossing the country with one of the other Garden Girls in tow, the two amateur sleuths find themselves on an adventure of a lifetime. Gloria soon discovers her sister's mysterious disappearance is the least of her worries. "Fun and Enjoyable Reading!- - Excellent series with tongue -in-cheek humor. Easy to relate to the main character. I have recommended this series to all my friends. What a blessing to read clean, enjoyable mysteries ." - Amazon Customer "Well Written Cozy Christian Mystery - I love that this series is a Christian read with endearing, yet quirky, older characters and the curious situations and adventures they manage to become involved in. Gloria and her friends feel like women you might meet one day or already know...The plot takes unanticipated twists and turns and there are surprises. Friendship was also an important factor in this book. I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading light, cozy Christian mysteries." RO G'ma "This was a fun book to read with believable characters - This was a fun book to read with believable characters. I am really enjoying reading Hope Callaghan's cozy mysteries. Keep them coming!" - Sylvia Osmond "Yet another good book from this author - -So much fun to read. And this one was almost in my back yard. I really enjoyed this one since I grew up in the mountains of East Tennessee. A great book." Cynthia Graham " Good Read - fun book to read, a good story line, glad there was more books in the series. I would recommend this to anyone who liked light Christian mystery reading." Amazon Customer Hope loves to connect with her readers!  Sign up to get FREE books and other goodies and be the first to know about her new books.    Connect today at:  HopeCallaghan.com    Hope Callaghan is an author who loves to write Christian Cozy Mysteries & Mystery/Suspense books.   Born and raised in a small town in West Michigan, she now lives in Florida with her husband. She is the proud mother of one daughter, a stepdaughter and stepson.   When she's not doing the thing she loves best...writing books...she enjoys cooking, traveling, and reading books.   In July 2014, Hope began her fiction writing career with the Deception-Samantha Rite Christian Mystery/Suspense Trilogy.     DECEPTION-SAMANTHA RITE MYSTERY SERIES: Waves of Deception - Book 1 Winds of Deception - Book 2 Tides of Deception - Book 3   In November, 2014, Hope introduced us to her second series...the Garden Girls Christian Cozy Mystery Series, which is set in the cozy little town of Belhaven, Michigan.     The series currently includes 9 books, with more books planned for the series.   GARDEN GIRLS COZY MYSTERY SERIES: Who Murdered Mr. Malone? - Book 1 Grandkids Gone Wild - Book 2 Smoky Mountain Mystery - Book 3 Death by Dumplings - Book 4 Eye Spy - Book 5 Magnolia Mansion Mysteries- Book 6 Missing Milt - Book 7 Bully in the 'Burbs - Book 8Fall Girl - Book 9 Home for the Holidays - Book 10- (Coming November 2015!)   In June, 2015, Hope combined her love of cruising with her love of writing Cozy Mysteries, which brought about the Cruise Ship Cozy Mysteries Series of books.     CRUISE SHIP COZY MYSTERY SERIES: Starboard Secrets - Book 1 Portside Peril - Book 2 Lethal Lobster - Book 3Deadly Deception - Book 4 Book 5 (Coming January 2015!)In November 2015, Hope introduced the Sweet Southern Sleuth Short Stories.   SWEET SOUTHERN SLEUTHS SHORT STORIES:   Teepees & Trailer Parks - Book 1 Bag of Bones - Book 2 Southern Stalker - Book 3 Two Settle the Score - Book 4Sweet Southern Sleuths Short Stories Box Set: Books 1-4