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    Christmas in Cherry Hills
    Christmas in Cherry Hills
    Christmas in Cherry Hills
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    Christmas in Cherry Hills

    By Paige Sleuth

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    Santa isn't the only one making deliveries this Christmas . . .

    Kat Harper's holiday visit with her long-lost mother turns out to be nothing like the happy family reunion she envisioned. Maybelle Harper has no qualms about flirting with Kat's police detective boyfriend, and she seems more interested in seeing old friends than her daughter. Worse yet, she hates cats.

    But Kat might have to put her disappointment aside when bigger problems arise—unwelcome gifts have been showing up on her doorstep, and she has no idea who her secret admirer is, or why she's been added to his Christmas list.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMarla Bradeen
    Release dateNov 20, 2016
    ISBN9781311204189
    Christmas in Cherry Hills
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    Paige Sleuth

    Paige Sleuth is a pseudonym for mystery author Marla Bradeen (http://www.marlabradeen.com/). She plots murder during the day and fights for mattress space with her two rescue cats at night. When not attending to her cats' demands, she writes.Please join her readers' group so she can keep in touch: http://hyperurl.co/readersgroup

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      Christmas in Cherry Hills - Paige Sleuth

      Christmas in Cherry Hills

      A Cozy Cat Caper Mystery

      Book 12

      Paige Sleuth

      Copyright © 2016 Marla Bradeen (writing as Paige Sleuth)

      All rights reserved.

      Published by Marla Bradeen.

      This book or portions of it (excluding brief quotations) may not be reproduced without prior written permission from the publisher/author.

      This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, and incidents are either products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons (living or dead), actual businesses, or actual events is purely coincidental.

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. If this ebook copy was not purchased by or for you, please purchase your own copy before reading. Thank you for respecting this author’s work.

      Santa isn’t the only one making deliveries this Christmas . . .

      Kat Harper’s holiday visit with her long-lost mother turns out to be nothing like the happy family reunion she envisioned. Maybelle Harper has no qualms about flirting with Kat’s police detective boyfriend, and she seems more interested in seeing old friends than her daughter. Worse yet, she hates cats.

      But Kat might have to put her disappointment aside when bigger problems arise—unwelcome gifts have been showing up on her doorstep, and she has no idea who her secret admirer is, or why she’s been added to his Christmas list.

      All of the Cozy Cat Caper Mystery books can be enjoyed as standalones but will be better appreciated as part of the series. The books are light, fun cozy mysteries featuring an animal-loving female amateur sleuth, lovable and not-so-lovable quirky characters, and a page-turning mystery that needs solving. None of the books include cliffhangers, bad language, or graphic scenes.

      Table of Contents

      CHAPTER ONE

      CHAPTER TWO

      CHAPTER THREE

      CHAPTER FOUR

      CHAPTER FIVE

      CHAPTER SIX

      CHAPTER SEVEN

      CHAPTER EIGHT

      CHAPTER NINE

      CHAPTER TEN

      CHAPTER ELEVEN

      NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR

      CHOKED IN CHERRY HILLS

      ABOUT THE AUTHOR

      CHAPTER ONE

      Merry Christmas! Andrew Milhone said as he lugged a bundle of green into Katherine Harper’s apartment.

      You bought a tree already? Kat planted her hands on her hips. You were supposed to call me to help pick one out.

      I know, but when I drove by the lot earlier the pickings were getting slim. I wasn’t sure there would be any left by the time you got off work.

      Kat’s jaw dropped open. Christmas is still two days away, and they’re already almost sold out?

      What can I say, some people plan ahead better than you do.

      Kat stuck her tongue out at him.

      Andrew adjusted his hold on the trunk. So where do you want this thing? It’s starting to get heavy.

      Kat pointed to the space she had cleared next to the living room window. You can put it over there.

      Andrew eyed her. Some help would be nice.

      Matty and Tom, Kat’s two cats, evidently thought that was their cue to offer assistance. They both wandered over, turning into a black, brown, and yellow blur as they weaved between Kat’s and Andrew’s legs in an attempt to get close to the tree.

      You’re going to get stepped on, Kat warned them.

      The animals weren’t concerned, too enraptured by this new addition to their home. Kat accommodated them by shuffling her feet as she made her way across the living room with her end of the tree.

      Tip your side up, Andrew instructed.

      Kat did. When she’d raised the tree top as high as she could, Andrew took over, grabbing hold of the side and securing the base of the trunk to the stand. He verified it was steady, then pulled out a pocket knife to snip the twine wrapped around the branches. Matty and Tom watched in awe as the tree unfolded into its full, glorious splendor.

      There! Andrew brushed his sandy hair away from his eyes. It fits perfectly.

      The burst of joy that seized Kat then took her by surprise. I never thought I’d ever be looking forward to celebrating Christmas.

      Tom didn’t waste any time moving in to inspect the pine needles within reach. Matty sat off to the side, her gray-striped tail swishing across the carpet. She stared up at the tree, then crouched low to the ground before springing toward one of the branches. Tom stopped what he was doing to watch as the yellow-and-brown tortoiseshell pulled herself into the tree, her hind feet scrabbling to find a good foothold.

      Kat laughed. I can tell you right now, with Matty and Tom here this Christmas is shaping up to be the best one I’ve had in all of my thirty-two years.

      Andrew slung his arm around Kat’s shoulders and kissed her cheek. I know this will be my best Christmas ever. I have you.

      Kat leaned into him, his words making her giddy.

      He chuckled. Look at us getting into the holiday spirit. Remember when we were a couple of kids grumbling about Christmas while everybody else at school couldn’t wait to see what kind of loot they were going to be getting?

      It was different for us. We were in foster care. Christmas isn’t much fun when you’re sitting around with somebody else’s family, opening up generic gifts picked up at the last minute so you don’t feel left out. I can’t tell you how many times Santa brought me a pair of cheap socks patterned in some kind of reindeer theme.

      Kat smiled as Tom swatted at Matty, who was shielded by the branches surrounding her. Matty retaliated by taking a swing at his head. Neither cat made contact, but it was clear they were having a grand time trying.

      They’re so cute, Kat said. "I bought some baubles, but now I’m not sure we

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