The Garden Tender's Cats - Hardcover

by L. a. Lockehart (Author)

When the widow Miriam Wheatley finds her dream home nestled in the woodland outskirts of the quaint town of Belliford, Virginia, all she wants is to buy the property as quickly as possible. The ghosts of her deceased husband's life as an FBI agent have haunted her long enough. She's ready to settle down somewhere quiet, and the property's neglected gardens and feral kittens offer her the perfect, peaceful project to dedicate her retirement to. But as she wanders the property on her own, her dreams of paws and petals are shattered by the peal of a rifle. Who fired the shot? Was it just an honest hunter, as her real estate agent insists? Or was someone trying to scare her away? What is really hiding in the locked cellar and shed of the Sherwood estate?

The wisest thing would be for Miriam to leave Belliford and its secrets behind. Clearly, this quiet town is not what it appears to be, and any timid, gentle lady would not be able to unearth its secrets unscathed. Thankfully, Miriam is not what she appears to be either. Beneath her soft smile, she is a survivor, with the persistence, courage, and compassion to see her through any adversity. Miriam will not let herself be scared away. She has found what she wants, and no amount of fear or trickery will keep her from it.

So begins Miriam's journey through the dark currents of thievery, fraud, murder, and betrayal that lurk beneath the Sherwood estate. Yet as she discovers treasures in the dark, will Miriam be able to resist her own voice of greed within? Or will she simply be the latest caretaker to fall victim to the estate's suffocating weeds of deadly desire?