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    Scrappily Ever After
    Scrappily Ever After
    Scrappily Ever After
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    Scrappily Ever After

    By Mollie Cox Bryan

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    Springtime may be for lovers, but for one of the ladies of the Cumberland Creek Scrapbook Crop, it’s turning into a season of conflict. Still smarting from her divorce, Vera can’t decide whether to accept a marriage proposal. She doesn’t want to spoil a good thing by putting another ring on her finger. On the other hand, her mother Beatrice has flown off to France with the man of her dreams. But when folks claim to have seen Bea around town and Vera can’t reach her, she starts to search for her mother. Is Bea still in France? And if not, what has happened to her?
     
    As Vera tries to solve the mystery of her missing mother, other problems crop up for the scrapbookers, including a health crisis in Sheila’s family and a surprise announcement from Paige’s son. If only life could be as neat and pretty as a scrapbook album! Some of the answers to their recent dilemmas will bring surprises that the croppers could never have predicted!

    Includes tips and a glossary of terms for the modern scrapbooker!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKensington Books
    Release dateApr 28, 2015
    ISBN9780758294609
    Scrappily Ever After
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    Mollie Cox Bryan

    Mollie Cox Bryan writes cozy mysteries with edge and romances with slow, sweet burn. The first book in her Cora Crafts Mystery series, Death Among the Doilies, was a "Fresh Fiction Not to Miss” selection and was a finalist for the Daphne du Maurier Award. The second book, No Charm Intended, was named a “Summer 2017 Top 10 Beach Read” by Woman's World. She also wrote the Agatha-award nominated Cumberland Creek Mysteries. She makes her home at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia, where she works as a researcher and fact checker and writes in the early morning hours. Visit her and sign up for her newsletter at molliecoxbryan.com.

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      Scrappily Ever After - Mollie Cox Bryan

      The Cumberland Creek Mystery series by Mollie Cox Bryan:

      SCRAPBOOK OF SECRETS

      SCRAPPED

      SCRAPPY SUMMER E-Novella

      DEATH OF AN IRISH DIVA

      A CRAFTY CHRISTMAS

      Scrappily Ever After

      Mollie Cox Bryan

      Kensington Publishing Corp.

      http://www.kensingtonbooks.com

      All copyrighted material within is Attributor Protected.

      Table of Contents

      The Cumberland Creek Mystery series by Mollie Cox Bryan:

      Title Page

      Acknowledgements

      SCRAPBOOK OF THE DEAD

      Copyright Page

      Vera? What do you say? Will you marry me?

      Eric was hopeful. His eyebrows were lifted and he had a slight smile on his face.

      Vera’s face heated. Marriage? So, this was what the fuss was all about. The private elegant dining room overlooking Massanutten, the fresh tulips, the candlelight. Why hadn’t she seen it coming?

      I’m . . . I’m shocked, Vera managed to say. She felt the air escape from her chest. She took a deep breath. Lungs don’t fail me now.

      He held out a ring. Will you wear it? It was my mother’s.

      The oval emerald, set with two diamonds on either side, caught the candlelight in its glow.

      Just beautiful, Vera said.

      The silence that followed was remarkably uncomfortable between them. She loved him—this was true. Why didn’t she jump on this opportunity to spend the rest of her life with the man she loved?

      Gun shy? he asked, softly.

      She nodded. I’m afraid so. Her stomach twirled.

      But we—

      She held her hand up. Eric, I love you. It’s not that. I want to be with you. I’m just not sure about marriage. Afraid she was going to be sick, she took another deep breath.

      It’s the natural order of things, Vera. I mean, I understand your hesitation, given your recent divorce and all that he put you through. But I feel like we are already family, he said.

      I know. Me too. Can you give me a little time to consider this?

      He sat back in his chair and looked deflated. You can take as long as you want, Vera. I’m not going anywhere.

      Tears pricked at her eyes. This man never ceased to amaze her.

      Yet, she simply could not wear his ring. At least not tonight.

      Sheila dropped her scissors on the table with a thud. You’re being ridiculous.

      They were at their weekly scrapbooking gathering. Five women sat around the table: Vera, her best friend Sheila, Annie, DeeAnn, and Paige.

      Vera’s chin poked out and her mouth twisted. She looked back down at her scrapbooking page.

      Wait a minute, Sheila, Annie said, her dark eyes lit. Only Vera gets to say if she’s ready to get married again. C’mon. She glued a metallic gold paper photo frame around a picture of her sons onto her page.

      Annie Chamovitz, mom to two boys, freelance writer, always said what was on her mind.

      Yes, but to let that that ass ex-husband of hers dictate her next relationship! Sheila said, clicking on her laptop.

      Is that what I’m doing? Vera said after a few minutes.

      What else are you supposed to do? You’ve only been married to one man, so what else are you going to judge things on? DeeAnn interjected and, true to form, passed a plate of butterscotch chocolate chip cookies toward her. Take one, you’ll feel better. DeeAnn owned the town’s bakery and always had a goodie or two to offer. Vera took a cookie.

      Look at your parents, Sheila said. They had a great relationship. Your failed marriage was not you. It was all about Bill.

      Vera sucked in her breath—there it was. She wasn’t so certain that the failure had nothing to do with her. It takes two. Could she have tried harder to keep Bill’s interest? Were there signs she ignored along the way? Had she gotten too ambivalent? More than anything, Vera didn’t want to hurt Eric. Maybe she didn’t have what it takes to have a good marriage.

      She took a bite of the cookie. Mmm. This is fabulous, DeeAnn! Butterscotch and chocolate chip. Who would have thought?

      My intern is fabulous, DeeAnn said and held up a page. I love working with young people. Fresh ideas. You can’t beat them.

      Humph, Paige said. I used to feel like that, but teaching history all these years, well I’m not so sure about it anymore.

      Jaded, Sheila said. Look at this. She held up a page that had a photo of her receiving the award aboard the Jezebel, along with a postcard of the entire ship. The page was a startling blue-green and she used black as border for the photos and starred jewels placed haphazardly around the page. A simple yet elegant design.

      Nice, Vera said. Are you going to add a journaling piece there? She pointed to the huge blank area on the page.

      Sheila nodded. "At some point. I wrote every

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