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Contested
The big city and a high-flying job… or a small town and a handsome man. Which would you choose?Theodora “Teddi” Pickler is living the high life in New York City, working for a glitzy interior design magazine. However, her world gets turned upside down when her beloved grandfather suddenly passes away.
Teddi is shocked to find out that her grandfather has left her everything in his Will, including his homestead and antique shop in the small, rural town of Bennington, Vermont. Complications also arise when Teddi’s angry family members contest the Will.
At first, Teddi is sure that she will just simply sell the homestead and shop, so she can go back to her life in NYC. After all, she’s a city girl. But everything changes when she falls for the handsome a muscled, tattooed craftsman who lives in Bennington. His passion—restoring bruised antiques.
Throw in a court case, a tragic fire and a Mexican drug cartel seeking revenge, and Teddi’s life becomes anything but boring. Teddi soon faces a difficult work or love. Which will it be?
Contested! is a cozy romantic mystery that is sure to leave you on the edge of your seat, eager to flip to the next page. Follow Teddi on the journey of her life, full of twists & turns, love, and a whole lot of adventure.
Buy Contested, an action-packed mystery, today!
Teddi is shocked to find out that her grandfather has left her everything in his Will, including his homestead and antique shop in the small, rural town of Bennington, Vermont. Complications also arise when Teddi’s angry family members contest the Will.
At first, Teddi is sure that she will just simply sell the homestead and shop, so she can go back to her life in NYC. After all, she’s a city girl. But everything changes when she falls for the handsome a muscled, tattooed craftsman who lives in Bennington. His passion—restoring bruised antiques.
Throw in a court case, a tragic fire and a Mexican drug cartel seeking revenge, and Teddi’s life becomes anything but boring. Teddi soon faces a difficult work or love. Which will it be?
Contested! is a cozy romantic mystery that is sure to leave you on the edge of your seat, eager to flip to the next page. Follow Teddi on the journey of her life, full of twists & turns, love, and a whole lot of adventure.
Buy Contested, an action-packed mystery, today!
227 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 21, 2021
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March 20, 2025
Teddi, inherit’s her grandfather’s 150 acre farm in Vermont. It has a huge mortgage on it so she is surprised when her family, led by her brother plan to contest the will. Her first night on the farm she meets a man who says her grandfather owed him $ 225 for refinishing a dresser. She blows him off but later finds a note from her grandfather to pay him. She also finds her grandfather’s diary that explains why he left her the farm as opposed to someone else in the family. Teddi envisions the house as and associated barns as a high end antique venue and with Jake’s help she begins that process. Her grandfather had a « junk » shop attached to the house so after er cleaning out the barn she begins to move the furniture into the barn into the »rooms » that used to be stalls. Things are going well until someone burns down thebarn. Jake is so helpful, along with his two friends from Manchester, that have a helicopter, in saving most of the valuable furniture. The ending is a big surprise and a real page turner. I must find more from this trilogy.
March 10, 2025
coulda been better...
they say writers should only tackle what they know. because this tale featured a budding relationship between the male and female protagonist leads, my advice to thus writer would be stop! what little progress there was in the wonderfully weird world of romance was so stilted and unnatural, it was more like flipping through one of those kids tablets they used to draw to imitate some primitive animation. or like flipping through a family album of snapshots that barely covered the story. the dogs seemed real enough, though, so I vote write about them next time. the people in this venture read more like paper dolls....
they say writers should only tackle what they know. because this tale featured a budding relationship between the male and female protagonist leads, my advice to thus writer would be stop! what little progress there was in the wonderfully weird world of romance was so stilted and unnatural, it was more like flipping through one of those kids tablets they used to draw to imitate some primitive animation. or like flipping through a family album of snapshots that barely covered the story. the dogs seemed real enough, though, so I vote write about them next time. the people in this venture read more like paper dolls....
October 27, 2021
Mary Jane Forbes is an amazing author!! I started this book one afternoon and finished it the next day. I couldn't put it down. Mary Jane's style of writing keeps you clinging on and you just need to keep reading. Great story line with this book and wait until you learn the secrets that Jake has been hiding in his back pocket!! I can't wait to read the rest of this trilogy series!
May 9, 2021
Amazing mystery and thrilling story
The story was amazing. I truly enjoyed reading everything about it. The characters, story line with its twist and turns.i just loved it. Loved the wonderful ending. Congratulations, very exciting and well written.
The story was amazing. I truly enjoyed reading everything about it. The characters, story line with its twist and turns.i just loved it. Loved the wonderful ending. Congratulations, very exciting and well written.
December 21, 2024
Very Enjoyable Read
Mary Jane Forbes has written an intelligent book, with a captivating plot and likeable characters. Her depictions of the Vermont landscape are right-on, and I say that as a Vermont native.
Mary Jane Forbes has written an intelligent book, with a captivating plot and likeable characters. Her depictions of the Vermont landscape are right-on, and I say that as a Vermont native.
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