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Snowbound secrets, shifter wars, family lies, and epic battles β€” September delivers it all.

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Some promises cost you the one you love.

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The Temple of Kronos wants her dead. The Stoneslayer wants her destroyed. Neither will have her.

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A poisoned cousin, a five-year-old's life, and a family with too many secrets.

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Betrayal runs in her blood. Justice runs in his. Together, they burn it all down.

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"ANOTHER WINNER!"
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Running from her past, she finds a killer, a protector, and her faith.

Scene of the Brine by Mary Ellen Hughes

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Also by Mary Ellen Hughes:

Scene of the Brine, February 2016
Paperback / e-Book
License To Dill, February 2015
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book
The Pickled Piper, May 2014
Paperback / e-Book
String of Lies, September 2007
Paperback
Wreath of Deception, September 2006
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SCENE OF THE BRINE
By: Mary Ellen Hughes

Pickled and Preserved Mystery #3
Berkley
February 2016
On Sale: February 2, 2016
Featuring: Piper Lamb
304 pages
ISBN: 0425262472
EAN: 9780425262474
Kindle: B00W2ZKQ9Q
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Mystery Cozy

Piper Lamb has to take a break from jarring her delicious pickles and preserves to blow the lid off a poisoner....

Business is booming at Piper’s Picklings in Cloverdale, New York. But not all is sweet in the life of Piper’s number one customer and friend, local caterer Sugar Heywood. Sugar is dating wealthy realtor Jeremy Porter, but his family doesn’t approve. After their unscrupulous accountant finds some dirt on Sugar, the family quickly urges Jeremy to throw her out like rotten fruit.

Things are further spoiled after the accountant is found poisoned, and all evidence points to Sugar’s son, Zach. With the Porter family determined to avoid scandal, it won’t be easy for Piper to preserve Zach’s innocence. And after someone falls victim to a poisoned jar of some of her brandied cherries, Piper’s got a peck of trouble to deal with herself…

Pickled and Preserved Mystery

The Pickled Piper
THE PICKLED PIPER
#1.0 β€’ May 2014
License To Dill
LICENSE TO DILL
#2.0 β€’ February 2015
Scene of the Brine
SCENE OF THE BRINE
#3.0 β€’ February 2016

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