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Black Cat #23
The Bride
Salem is chock-full of people in a wild range of costumes. But when Kathy spots five bridesmaids, a maid of honor, and a woman in a long, ivory dress, she knows something special is going on.
The Bride is the twenty-third entry in the Salem Massachusetts Mini Mystery series. The start of this series is The Lucky Cat. These short stories are being written and loaded one a day from October 1 through October 31, 2014. All author's proceeds from this series benefit battered women's shelters.
Lisa has lived in scenic Massachusetts since 1986, with only two brief forays out of state. One of Lisa’s ancestors was Ann Foster, who died during the Salem Witch Trials. Ann Foster was a grandmother by that time and sacrificed herself to protect her daughter and granddaughter. Ann had been born in England, came over in 1635, and was 75 by the time of the trials. Salem reached its dark depths during those trials from 1692-1693 - but since then has healed, blossomed, and shines. It now features the amazing Peabody Essex Museum, a plethora of gorgeous historic architecture, and a beautiful coastline. It's well worth a visit. If you can't go in person, take a virtual trip through Lisa's first-hand descriptions!
The Bride is the twenty-third entry in the Salem Massachusetts Mini Mystery series. The start of this series is The Lucky Cat. These short stories are being written and loaded one a day from October 1 through October 31, 2014. All author's proceeds from this series benefit battered women's shelters.
Lisa has lived in scenic Massachusetts since 1986, with only two brief forays out of state. One of Lisa’s ancestors was Ann Foster, who died during the Salem Witch Trials. Ann Foster was a grandmother by that time and sacrificed herself to protect her daughter and granddaughter. Ann had been born in England, came over in 1635, and was 75 by the time of the trials. Salem reached its dark depths during those trials from 1692-1693 - but since then has healed, blossomed, and shines. It now features the amazing Peabody Essex Museum, a plethora of gorgeous historic architecture, and a beautiful coastline. It's well worth a visit. If you can't go in person, take a virtual trip through Lisa's first-hand descriptions!
- GenresMystery
15 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 27, 2014
1 person is currently reading
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About the author
Lisa Shea
515 books469 followersLisa Shea is a fervent fan of honor, loyalty, and chivalry. She brings to life worlds where men and women stand shoulder to shoulder, steady in their desire to make the world a better place for all. Most of her profits are donated to support battered women's shelters.
Lisa's works are all cleanly written with no explicit intimacy and little language. They are suitable for teens and up.
Lisa has written a wide range of fiction stories. She has medieval romances, modern murder mystery novels, sci-fi adventures, Scottish regency time travel romances, dystopian stories, 1800s-era black-Indian novellas, and Blackstone Valley mysteries.
In short stories, there's a thirty-one part story-a-day mini mystery series set in Salem, Massachusetts through the month of October 2014. There's a time travel series, a Biblical-era series, a zoo mystery series, an art museum mystery series, a diner mystery series with an Asperger's heroine, a romantic proposal series, three sci-fi and two contemporary shorts.
On the non-fiction side, Lisa has written nearly 100 books. There are low carb books, relationship books, green living, journaling, ASP programming, sleep and dreams, wine, wedding and courtship traditions, Melville poetry, and history. There is also a collection of books on self-help topics like working from home, reducing stress, yoga, meditation, using Twitter, running an author signing, and conquering a fear of spiders.
Lisa also writes poetry.
Lisa has thousands of pages online to help aspiring authors learn how to develop time management, write that book, lay it out, and get it published. Visit LisaShea.com for all the details, and free to email with questions!
Namaste.
Lisa's works are all cleanly written with no explicit intimacy and little language. They are suitable for teens and up.
Lisa has written a wide range of fiction stories. She has medieval romances, modern murder mystery novels, sci-fi adventures, Scottish regency time travel romances, dystopian stories, 1800s-era black-Indian novellas, and Blackstone Valley mysteries.
In short stories, there's a thirty-one part story-a-day mini mystery series set in Salem, Massachusetts through the month of October 2014. There's a time travel series, a Biblical-era series, a zoo mystery series, an art museum mystery series, a diner mystery series with an Asperger's heroine, a romantic proposal series, three sci-fi and two contemporary shorts.
On the non-fiction side, Lisa has written nearly 100 books. There are low carb books, relationship books, green living, journaling, ASP programming, sleep and dreams, wine, wedding and courtship traditions, Melville poetry, and history. There is also a collection of books on self-help topics like working from home, reducing stress, yoga, meditation, using Twitter, running an author signing, and conquering a fear of spiders.
Lisa also writes poetry.
Lisa has thousands of pages online to help aspiring authors learn how to develop time management, write that book, lay it out, and get it published. Visit LisaShea.com for all the details, and free to email with questions!
Namaste.
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November 21, 2024
Overall, I enjoyed the story and the characters but the resolution disappointed me. Someone isn't transferred to a different country in 1/2 an hour. That part was so unrealistic that it through me out of the story.
January 14, 2019
Now you see it, now you don't.
Another one that fell a bit short. She and Lenny are out and run across Zoe but doubled. Apparently her cousin (dressed as a bride) never had the whole works for her wedding as the groom said that the wedding in Vegas was all they need. But on the eve of her divorce, she's celebrating by having herself dressed as a bride and her closest friends dressed as bridesmaids. A short time later Zoe comes back and says that there is an item missing from her apartment. It is a little box. One of 16 that the husband had given his wife and that she wanted to burn as a symbol of release. As the three investigate, she wonders what could be so special about the box. They are all empty. Is it like Lenny suggested a token that the husband's new lover had taken. Will they find out?
Another one that fell a bit short. She and Lenny are out and run across Zoe but doubled. Apparently her cousin (dressed as a bride) never had the whole works for her wedding as the groom said that the wedding in Vegas was all they need. But on the eve of her divorce, she's celebrating by having herself dressed as a bride and her closest friends dressed as bridesmaids. A short time later Zoe comes back and says that there is an item missing from her apartment. It is a little box. One of 16 that the husband had given his wife and that she wanted to burn as a symbol of release. As the three investigate, she wonders what could be so special about the box. They are all empty. Is it like Lenny suggested a token that the husband's new lover had taken. Will they find out?
November 27, 2023
Over delicious sandwiches at the café, Lenny confesses to Kathy that he actually did know Zoe and George from before.
It’s a beautiful afternoon as they enjoy their lunch al fresco. The couple spot a wedding party—five bridesmaids in tangerine dresses, and a bride wearing ivory.
Turns out, Ginny is Zoe’s cousin. She and the girls are all celebrating her newly-minted divorce.
Later that evening, as Kathy and Lenny hang out at his pub, Kathy receives a telephone call. It’s Zoe. And something’s come up missing.
It’s one of the beechwood boxes (from ex-husband…Walter Beech).
So who would wanna steal Walter’s old box, anyway??
Fortunately the young blonde man getting blue tips on his spiked mohawk saw something…
Everyone still thinks Kathy is psychic. 😂
Well solved, and keeps the peace. The promise of more with Lenny…
It’s a beautiful afternoon as they enjoy their lunch al fresco. The couple spot a wedding party—five bridesmaids in tangerine dresses, and a bride wearing ivory.
Turns out, Ginny is Zoe’s cousin. She and the girls are all celebrating her newly-minted divorce.
Later that evening, as Kathy and Lenny hang out at his pub, Kathy receives a telephone call. It’s Zoe. And something’s come up missing.
It’s one of the beechwood boxes (from ex-husband…Walter Beech).
So who would wanna steal Walter’s old box, anyway??
Fortunately the young blonde man getting blue tips on his spiked mohawk saw something…
Everyone still thinks Kathy is psychic. 😂
Well solved, and keeps the peace. The promise of more with Lenny…
October 14, 2015
Here we go again
When something goes missing from Zoe's apartment she calls up Kathy and Kathy jets down immediately to help investigate and possible solve the case.
When something goes missing from Zoe's apartment she calls up Kathy and Kathy jets down immediately to help investigate and possible solve the case.
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