Gail Kirkpatrick

In Hazardville, Connecticut is the fifth book of the romantic series Love's A Mystery In 1945... Emma Cooke, a teacher at prestigious school for girls in Hazardville, Connecticut, is astonished to learn that she's inherited the largest house in town from its wealthiest citizen. Emma is sure there's a mistake- and the deceased woman's nephew, Dr. Wesley Black, thinks so too. He and Emma unwillingly join forces to discover why his aunt would leave her estate to someone she barely knew. In the process, they find their hearts opening to each other... and to a future neither anticipated. Today... When Sara Loomis pulls into the driveway of her new home in Connecticut, the last thing she expects is to walk in on a burglary in progress. She reports the matter to the local police, and she soon strikes up a friendship with local businessman Thad Jackson. Then another incident occurs, and Sara and Thad team up to find out who the intruder is and what he wants. They can't deny the growing connection they feel to each other. But will it prove strong enough to build a life on?

Grieving Museum curator Margaret returns to her childhood home to leave behind her sister Shirley's ashes and attend the final reading of her will. Unbeknownst to Margaret, Shirley has left her eight million dollars and a letter asking Margaret to return to its former glory an abandoned railway line--a fanciful notion, everyone tells her, with no real legal binding. Embarking on an adventure that will test more than just an executor's duty and loyalty to her sister's legacy, Margaret is forced to make decisions now and for the future that will challenge and forever change a landscape, her career, her marriage, her friendships, and her very own legacy.