by Diana Orgain | May 27, 2021 | Cooking up Murder, Sneak Peek, Uncategorized
From Murder as Sweet as Honey Chapter One Vicki Lawson pulled into the parking lot three minutes late. That was fashionably late, right? She took a breath as she grabbed her wicker basket of samples. “Breathe,” she whispered. “This will go great.” She’d known it was a long shot when she dialed the phone number on the flyer. After last year’s debacle, she hadn’t expected to get a booth at the Fall Festival—Julia, the festival chair, had absolutely hated Mona’s jam and Vicki’s honey and had sent them packing. Her exact words had been something like, “You’ll get a booth here over my dead body.” But Vicki had decided to try again this year—she and her best friend, Mona, needed a venue to sell their products while Jammin’ Honey was being rebuilt. If Vicki could move some of her products at the Fall Festival, she’d buy herself—and her dwindling savings account—a little more time. And the long shot might be about to pay off. When Vicki had called, she’d found out that Julia wasn’t the festival chair this year, and that the new chair would be delighted to take a look at Vicki’s samples. Vicki opened the car door and headed toward the warehouse. The exterior of the warehouse looked festival ready. Straw bales and pumpkins lined the outside, alongside a few scarecrows. Some leaves were scattered by the entrance, and a large sign on the roof announced the dates of the festival. Pretty good advertising, Vicki thought. I feel festive already! Then Vicki caught sight of Julia near the corner of the building. Less festive, now. What’s she...
