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Summer Skies: A 1920s Historical Cozy Mystery
A case she cannot afford to solve—but she cannot afford to ignore it.
A scandal that could cost her everything.Lady Gayle Summer arrives at Donington Hall expecting a rare escape—motor racing, daring aerial displays, and a weekend of late-summer glamour.
Instead, a man dies in front of a watching crowd.
Theo Hartwell, celebrated pilot and fiancé to Gayle’s closest friend, crashes his plane during a display flight. The verdict is tragic accident.
Gayle knows better.
Theo was poisoned—and she was one of the last to see him alive.
At Donington Hall, whispers spread quickly. Suspicion begins to circle. And if scandal touches Gayle, she risks losing not only her reputation, but her home.
Because someone at Donington Hall knows exactly what happened—and they are watching her.
If she walks away, the truth will be buried—and the killer will remain among them.
As she digs deeper, the truth leads back to the Great War and the Hall’s past as a prisoner-of-war camp. Old loyalties fracture. Secrets surface. And one of the guests is not who he claims to be.
This is one case Lady Gayle cannot afford to solve.
But she may have no choice.
A scandal that could cost her everything.Lady Gayle Summer arrives at Donington Hall expecting a rare escape—motor racing, daring aerial displays, and a weekend of late-summer glamour.
Instead, a man dies in front of a watching crowd.
Theo Hartwell, celebrated pilot and fiancé to Gayle’s closest friend, crashes his plane during a display flight. The verdict is tragic accident.
Gayle knows better.
Theo was poisoned—and she was one of the last to see him alive.
At Donington Hall, whispers spread quickly. Suspicion begins to circle. And if scandal touches Gayle, she risks losing not only her reputation, but her home.
Because someone at Donington Hall knows exactly what happened—and they are watching her.
If she walks away, the truth will be buried—and the killer will remain among them.
As she digs deeper, the truth leads back to the Great War and the Hall’s past as a prisoner-of-war camp. Old loyalties fracture. Secrets surface. And one of the guests is not who he claims to be.
This is one case Lady Gayle cannot afford to solve.
But she may have no choice.
185 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 22, 2026
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Cassie Rush
27 books15 followersCassie Rush used to be a project manager who sat in meetings, dreaming about being a writer. One day she discovered ideas for that first story and started writing.
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Now she finds it hard to stop. As long as the ideas keep coming and people keep buying her stories, she’ll keep writing them down to share with everyone else.
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July 11, 2026
Lady Gayle Book 6
A decent read. In my opinion, it could have been better edited (some minor inconsistencies and mistakes), but altogether not bad at all. All ages.
A decent read. In my opinion, it could have been better edited (some minor inconsistencies and mistakes), but altogether not bad at all. All ages.
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