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TWISTER, Ten Days in August (Elizabeth Stitchway, Private Investigator Series Book 4)

Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Elizabeth Stitchway, private investigator, thirty-six, finds her business and personal life are heading for the dumpster. Appearing as if Jane has lost everything she divulges a secret to her niece—she is, or was until the twister hit, a millionaire several times over. Her treasures start popping up creating great anxiety as people struggle with their desire to keep diamonds, gold bars and coins.

Is it finders keepers, losers weepers, or do they do the right thing and return the valuables they found to Jane? He is caught off guard when his feelings for Elizabeth suddenly catch fire. A story of love, kindness, generosity and acts of right … or wrong—will tragedy bring more turmoil or good fortune to the lives of those touched by the twister? Kindle Edition , pages. Elizabeth Stitchway, Private Investigator 4.

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She quickly abandons her self- pity when a twister rips through her Aunt Jane's retirement park destroying several houses. Characters from Jane's holiday tree, a Christmas tree she leaves standing year round, are dropped from the twister's grasp as it touches Port Orange and Daytona Beach. But Jane survives the storm in a safe-room bolted to the carport's cement slab. Appearing as if Jane has lost everything she divulges a secret to her niece-she is, or was until the twister hit, a millionaire several times over.

Her treasures start popping up creating great anxiety as people struggle with their desire to keep diamonds, gold bars and coins. Is it finders keepers, losers weepers, or do they do the right thing and return the valuables they found to Jane? He is caught off guard when his feelings for Elizabeth suddenly catch fire. A story of love, kindness, generosity and acts of right Fry , , , The step-by-step photographic guide to knots, plaits, mats and toggles for both practical and decorative uses.

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Disguised as Lola, Hero crosses paths - and a whole lot more - with gorgeous Oscar. Sparks fly, but Hero can't admit to Oscar that she's not who he thinks she is. Flash forward two years and Hero is back in Sydney, and in a relationship with arch conservative boyfriend Pelham. Life is comfortable, stable. Until she bumps into Oscar, that is. He's determined to pursue and win her back into his arms. He's also convinced that Hero is more like her alter ego Lola than she'd like to admit.

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