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Miss Patty is a socially awkward widow trying to get along in a mobile home and RV park in Florida. Well, kind of trying. She always seems to be on the wrong side of the crime scene tape. With neighbors, pets, and a ghost or two, she solves mysterious deaths.

This collection of 29 short stories, poems, and essays will take your breath away, break your heart, and even inspire transformation in your life. Because there’s no time like the present to break out of your shell, spread your wings, and embrace your own metamorphosis.

You have to admit, Patty has solved all of the unexplained deaths since she moved into the 55+ Mobile Home and RV Park. On the other hand, there weren't any unexplained deaths before she moved in! Finding herself unexpectedly alone in a 25-foot camper in West Central Florida, Patty's social skills are shaky, but she really wants to get along. The pandemic, COVID-19, strikes just as she is finally feeling like part of the community, and life turns upside down again. Her neighbors get creative - and dead. Will this be her last St. Patrick's Day celebration?

Shipwrecked in Key West. Whatever is a lady to do when a future duke is only interested in her dowry? Salvaged Love is the story of a young girl's journey into womanhood and her need to carve a place for herself in the small island community and in the heart of her husband. Set in 1828 at the cusp of Key West's rise to wealth from ship salvaging, the story blends fact and fiction to entertain and highlight the fascinating history of Key West, Florida.

Life in a Florida Retirement Mobile Home Park is - complicated. It's spring time and romance is in the air - all around Patty whether she wants it there or not. Everywhere she looks people are in love, or dead - or both. Told you it was complicated. The latest murder in the park involves friends and frenemies, and is motivated by fear, jealousy, love, or simply being crazy. As usual it lands in Patty's lap. Will Patty, and her heart, survive?

Sexy campground owner Shane Lucy needs summer help. Divorced and raising a teenage son alone, the idea of finding love is the last thing on his mind. Yet there’s something sincere and kind about lovely Emma, something genuine unlike anything he’s encountered before. Emma Beckman is trying to pick up the threads of her unraveled life. Recently widowed, she ventures into Shadow Lake for the prospect of tranquility and a new summer job. Her new boss is a prospect all his own — a magical, beautiful prospect…of love on the lake.

For years, rumors of the "hairy beast" have haunted the woods of Missouri, a midwestern State filled with river bluffs and caves. So in late 2014, when housewife and mother Emily is discovered missing, the locals immediately suspect Dave, her ex-husband. But Emily is not where they believe. Sensitive and humorous, she has survived for weeks alone in the new underground area that she calls home, finding new friendships in the dirt-filled paths and caves.

The retirement communities of Florida bring together a very diverse group of residents. Close communities bring out the best in some people and the worst in others. When the worst comes out - murder happens.... When the best comes out...murders are solved and life is more interesting! Who could bludgeon a good-hearted ne'er do well for no apparent reason? Will the guilty party get away with it?

The poems in this rich and imaginative debut collection speak of people, life, loss, and love. They weave threads of myth and fairy-tale into commentaries of society, explorations of self, nature, and humanity. Some surreal and sinister, others playful and light, the poems in A Book For Pandora encompass an array of flavors that will delight any listener.

A fresh new perspective on self-love. Author Debbie S Stratton takes you on a journey towards finding your happy self. This book is focused lightly on following your life path and living each moment with kindness and love.

When newcomers arrive in the park and bring the fame and excitement of southern California with them, residents see themselves in movies, on stage, or hanging on the arm of the handsome man. Unfortunately, life doesn't always work out the way we expect. The charming actor is killed, victim of a violent rage. Was it a rival for the affections of the ladies in the park?