Whispers in the Orchard

<p><strong>Welcome to Elmwood Springs-</strong></p><p><strong>A picturesque town where the cider is warm the gossip is juicier than the apple fritters and the secrets run deeper than the autumn leaves.</strong></p><p><strong>Retired librarian Hazel Whitmore expected peace and quiet when she moved into the cozy Elmwood Inn with her opinionated cat Mr. Darcy. But when a man turns up dead during the annual Harvest Festival-and the clues point toward a decades-old cover-up-Hazel can't resist dusting off her research skills.</strong></p><p><strong>With the help of her eccentric neighbor Birdie a handsome ex and a few well-timed baked goods Hazel uncovers hidden journals tangled family ties and the long-buried truth behind the Birchfield legacy. But someone in town will do anything to keep the past in the ground.</strong></p><p><strong>Because in Maplewood Hollow some stories weren't meant to be unearthed.</strong></p>