That Old Flame of Mine (A Sweet Pepper Fire Brigade)

Set in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee, J. J. Cook’s thrilling new mystery series features Fire Chief Stella Griffin, who solves crime with the help of her predecessor, who just happens to be a ghost… NO MATCH FOR MURDER After knocking the lights out of her boyfriend when she catches him cheating on her, Chicago fire fighter Stella Griffin hops on her Harley and heads for Sweet Pepper, Tennessee, where she ends up becoming the small town’s fire chief. When her dear friend Tory Lambert dies after her gingerbread-style house is set ablaze, Stella suspects arson and foul play. As Stella investigates, she gets help from a most unlikely source—the ghost of Eric Gamlyn, Sweet Pepper’s old fire chief. And if that isn’t enough to rattle her, attractive police officer John Trump seems to have taken an interest in her. But Stella’s got to stay focused if she hopes to smoke out a killer before her own life is extinguished.INCLUDES DELICIOUS RECIPES!

From the Inside Flap

Deadly Intruder . . .There was a dark pickup parked on the other side of thefi rehouse. A strong sense of something not being rightmade her quietly slip in and see what was going on.A fl ashlight beam was moving around the fi re engineand the pumper. There was something else happening.She grabbed an ax from its place near the door andadvanced on the drifting light.Her heartbeat accelerated as she moved through thedarkness between the equipment. She held the ax close toher, hoping she wouldn't round a corner and face someonewith a gun.It probably would have been smart to call the policeand let them handle it. Someone dropped something-- aheavy tool perhaps-- on the fl oor. The sound ricochetedaround the vehicle bay. She dropped down and waitedto see what happened next. The fl ashlight beam hadn'tfound her. It would be just as hard for her attacker to seeher as it was for her to see him.Stella heard footsteps coming closer and clutched theax, not giving away her position by making any sound.Her plan was to catch whoever it was off guard, maybetrip the intruder with the ax. She wasn't sure she had itin her to actually use the ax on a person."Sweet peppers and fires and ghosts . . . oh my! J. J.Cook's Sweet Pepper Fire Brigade Mystery, featuring FireChief Stella Griffin, has it all: a pinch of paranormal, adash of romance, and recipes that will leave you burningfor more. Not to mention a well- crafted mystery that willkeep you guessing until the smoke clears in the end."--Kari Lee Townsend, Agatha nominee and nationalbestselling author of the Fortune Teller Mysteries

About the Author

J.J Cook is a pseudonym for married authors who write award-winning, bestselling mystery fiction. They have written and published more than 60 novels for Harlequin, Berkley, Amazon and Gallery Books along with hundreds of non-fiction articles for national and regional publications. They live in rural North Carolina with their family. Visit them at jjcook.net .

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