January 1, 2021
Travel writer Jill Curtis and videographer Michael Erikson travel to Roseville, Kentucky, to do a piece about touring bourbon distilleries, staying at Sweet Dreams Bed and Breakfast. Jill's ulterior motive is to meet Dot Clark, a distant cousin who runs the B&B. When Clark's husband, Roger, owner of Black Creek Distillery, is murdered, Jill, a suspect, becomes determined to find the killer. She investigates, to the chagrin of Kentucky State Police Lieutenant Nick Harris, who has been called in to assist the local sheriff. Harris reluctantly agrees he needs Jill's help when he interviews Roger Clark's relatives, moonshiners, in their remote mountain home. Some of them had quickly accepted Jill as family--others not so much. Complicating matters, Jill is attracted to Harris and finds herself becoming attached to her cousin Dot and the town of Roseville. Stakes are raised when Michael is attacked and Jill is kidnapped, after spooking the killer. Framed by details of bourbon production, this tale--with its blossoming romance, small-town charm, and well-drawn characters--will please cozy fans.
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