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Eliza's comfortable life ended when her beloved grandmother died. Her cousin Sandra swooped in and took it all, from the house to Eliza's beloved dog, Miki. Nothing Eliza did worked but the one thing she would never give up on was saving Miki, no matter what it took.
Bottling the Cold, Hard Heart is a cozy mystery where family and tradition are the true threats to life, love and liberty.
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Meyari McFarland
Meyari McFarland has been telling stories since she was a small child. Her stories range from SF and Fantasy adventures to Romances but they always feature strong characters who do what they think is right no matter what gets in their way. Her series range from Space Opera Romance in the Drath series to Epic Fantasy in the Mages of Tindiere world. Other series include Matriarchies of Muirin, the Clockwork Rift Steampunk mysteries, and the Tales of Unification urban fantasy stories, plus many more. You can find all of her work on MDR Publishing's website at www.MDR-Publishing.com.
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Bottling the Cold, Hard Heart - Meyari McFarland
Bottling the Cold, Hard Heart
By Meyari McFarland
Other Books by Meyari McFarland:
Fitting In
Artifacts of Awareness
A Range of Debts Collection
The Nature of Beasts
Captured Debts Collection
Repair and Rebuild
Infinite Horizons Collection
Tales from the Dana Clanhouse
Storm Over Archaelaos
Infinite Dreams Collection 2
Coming Together
Tales of Adventure
Tales of Romance
Following the Trail
Crafting Home
Copyright ©2015 by Mary Raichle
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All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.
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This book is also available in TPB format from all major retailers.
Dedication:
This story is dedicated to my mother for her love of mysteries and her encouragement of my writing.
Table of Contents
Bottling the Cold, Hard Heart
Memories of Fire
Afterword
Bottling the Cold, Hard Heart
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Eliza paused just inside the back fence, heart pounding so hard that her head spun and her stomach churned. Her familiar old yard looked so very barren now. Sandra had stripped out the purple and gold irises that had clustered along the west side of the yard like sunlit storm clouds in the spring. Every single blueberry, concord grape and blackberry bush was gone, torn up as though they were worthless. There was no hope of wine this year, sweet and rich from the fruits of the garden Eliza and Grandmother had spent so many years tending.
Her old oak tree, trunk bent and twisted from the lightning strike that had killed half the tree when Eliza
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