Retired Army Lieutenant Colonel Tessa Treslow never thought that she'd be attending the wedding of her first love, Joe Eriksson, but that's exactly where she finds herself. Even worse, his fiancée has asked her to be the Maid of Honor!
But in the days leading up to the wedding, it becomes clear why Jessie St. John asked Tessa to stand with her, and it's not just her military-style organization. Between a meddling "best
frenemy" who's doing her best to sabotage the wedding and an ex-husband falling—or being tossed—to his death, Tessa's investigative skills are once again put to the test.
The suspicious death of one of Jessie's ex-husbands in one thing. But when ex-husband number 2 is also found dead, theories are tossed around like a bride's bouquet. In order to help the wedding stay on track, Tessa needs to calm the bride, combat the frenemy, and make sure the flowers arrive, all while keeping sane.
Despite a state detective being brought in to solve the case, Tessa is forced to fight to keep the ones she loves and her home sweet home safe from the most diabolical killer she has faced yet.
" Clever & Compelling Gem! An excellent read and high on my list for 2023 honors."
~Kings River Life Magazine
"You will also fall in love with New Oslo and its residents and businesses. You will want to pack a bag and jump in your car and head there as fast as you can!"
~ Cozy Mystery Book Reviews (Summary via Goodreads)
After reading a few books in the Hometown Mystery series by Rosalie Spielman I fell in love with the town of New Oslo, the people and the stores ..... Unfortunately I skipped a few books in the middle and have now just finished reading Home Sweet Homicide. And yes I still love the town and the people but I don't think I will EVER recommend getting married there !! I know it is specific to the couple getting married in Home Sweet Homicide but it does leave an impression !!
Okay .... I don't want to scare you away so let me start over ....
In Home Sweet Homicide one of the main characters Tessa is asked and accepts the role of maid of honor for her friend Jessie. That should be awesome and fun right ? Except Jessie is has already been married a nunber of times and this time she is getting married to Tessa's ex-boyfriend Joe. Even though Tessa is in a great relationship with Nick, the sting is still there.
But bad things start to happen ..... Shelby a friend of Jessie's who is a wedding planner finds out that she is getting married and didn't hire Shelby to plan the wedding so she decides to do whatever she can to ruin the wedding. And then one of Jessie's ex-husbands is found dead and ruled murder ...... I sure hope Shelby wouldn't go that far but then if she didn't do it, there's someone else out there looking to stop the wedding !!
I could tell you more but I don't want to ruin it for you and I honestly don't think you would believe me !!!
Spielman has a magnificent imagination !! She sure has a knack with creating stories that make you coming back for more !!
It’s a wonderful book!!
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