Fall Dance Fatality: A Seabrook Moonlight Mysteries Prequel Novella

A dead historian. A town of secrets. And a countdown to a dance that hides a killer. Struggling artist Willa Moon is one missed rent payment from eviction when a mysterious inheritance lures her coastward. But a storm strands her in Briar's End, where the local historian is found dead and Willa is the chief suspect. To clear her name, she reluctantly teams up with Caleb, a socially awkward researcher with a penchant for dusty archives. Together, guided by a stray cat with haunting two-toned eyes, they navigate a town built on sweet lies. They must outmaneuver Mavis Glen, the formidable dance chair whose "perfect" Fenwick Preserves were the target of the victim's final, scandalous investigation. Then there's Derek Tanner, a man far too protective of the late-night sugar shipments Leonard was about to report as contraband. As the 50th-anniversary Fall Dance approaches, Willa realizes the celebration hides a much darker history. She must unmask the truth before the final waltz or become the next victim buried beneath the roses.