Sometimes the ties that bind can be deadly.

When Stephen Elliot ends up face down in his chocolate mousse at the Historical Society's annual dinner, Kate Shannon and Nikki Harris are swept up in another mystery, much to Kate's chagrin and Nikki's delight. Family ties run deep in the powerful Elliot family, who pull a lot of strings in the tiny town of Truro, and it's very possible that one of those snarled knots has led directly to murder. Meanwhile, Kate and Nikki have family threads of their own that become more complicated when Kate's grandmother unexpectedly returns from Florida, and Nikki's parents, out on the farm, start taking a sudden interest in the couple's unexpected romantic relationship. Can they sort out all these tangled strands before the killer cuts the lifeline that binds them together?

Gina L. Dartt, born and raised in the Maritimes, still lives in Nova Scotia where she continues to be an active member of the Truro Tennis Club. Reading, writing, following the NFL, and hiking are her favorite pastimes, but her real vice is playing Mass Effect and Dragon Age far too much.

She’s been known to write a Trek fanfic or two, which can be found on her Novel Expectations website. She is the author of the novels Unexpected Sparks and Unexpected Ties, romantic mysteries that take place in her hometown, and Cross Purposes, a romantic adventure. She is currently working on the fantasy novel Shadow Rider, the first book in the new Elemental trilogy.

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