CCM01 - A Timeless Celebration

✍ Scribed by Ascroft, Dianne

• Year: 2018
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 387 KB
• Category: Fiction
• ISBN-13: 9781729158654
• ASIN: B07HF847NN

✦ Synopsis

A small town, a big party, a stolen gift. When an artefact from the Titanic is stolen before her town’s 150th anniversary celebration, it’s up to Lois Stone to catch the thief.

Middle-aged widow Lois has moved from bustling Toronto to tranquil Fenwater and is settling into her new life away from the dangers of the city. Then two events happen that shatter her serenity: her house is burgled and an antique watch belonging to a Titanic survivor is stolen from the local museum. Her best friend, Marge, was responsible for the watch’s safekeeping until its official presentation to the museum at the town’s 150th anniversary party, and its disappearance will jeopardise her job and the museum’s future. Lois won’t let her friend take the blame and the consequences for the theft. She’s determined to find the watch in time to save her best friend’s job, the museum’s future and the town’s 150th anniversary celebration.

And so begins a week of new friends, apple and cinnamon muffins, calico cats, midnight intruders, shadowy caprine companions and more than one person with a reason to steal the watch, set against the backdrop of century houses on leafy residential streets, the swirling melodies of bagpipes, a shimmering heat haze and the burble of cool water.

A tale for fans of Cindy Bell, Leighann Dobbs, Dianne Harman and Kathi Daley. **

Review

". .. it is a heartwarming delight with really well-developed characters and such a beautiful setting." ~ Mallory Heart's Cozies

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"The first thing I observed about the book was the writing. It is poetic and charming. I loved Ascroft's storytelling style -unique and precise." ~ The Book Decoder

"I found Lois to be an inspiring protagonist and a wonderful reminder of the simple pleasures in life." ~ A Cozy Experience

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" A Timeless Celebration by Dianne Ascroft is not a book you'll want to hurry through. Ascroft's descriptions and voice are so appealing you will want to settle down in a comfy chair by the fire and read, read, read. And you will immediately want her protagonist, Lois Stone, who is a shy but sweetly positive, cinnamon and cat loving, 50-something widow, to be your friend. And she will; she's like that...you will truly be sorry when the story ends. Hopefully there will be MORE Century Cottage Cozy mysteries coming soon." **~Here's How It Happened blog ** **