Author: ellenriggs

Can a dancing alpaca waltz her way out of a murder allegation and go toe-to-toe with the real killer?   Alvina, the alpaca, is the most popular rescue animal at Runaway Farm. Her passion for dancing with handsome men has created a cult-like following. When an equally popular ballroom dance instructor brings his troupe to stay in Clover Grove, it starts a craze that ends in a well-choreographed … ends in a well-choreographed murder. The crime is just the beginning for innkeeper, hobby farmer and amateur sleuth, Ivy Galloway, and her brilliant sheepdog, Keats. As things get wild and woolly…

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Join hobby farmer Ivy Galloway and her brilliant sheepdog, Keats, as they wrangle feisty rescue animals and ruthless killers in rustic Clover Grove. Are there some mysteries only a clever cat can solve? There’s a handsome new guy at Runaway Farm and Keats isn’t happy about the competition. The bossy border collie wants to be Ivy’s one-and-only partner in crime-solving. Cats are unwelcome here. in crime-solving. Cats are unwelcome here. When a curmudgeonly cat-sitter targets Ivy with slanderous claims, however, a curious cat may be exactly what’s needed to help sort out the truth from the lies. And when a…

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Sweet life on the farm turns sour when a guest mooves on to greener pastures. Permanently. Ivy was happy to put her old life at Flordale Corporation behind her, but with a recent murder tarnishing her new inn’s reputation she can’t afford to be choosy about paying guests. So when her former teammates from HR ask to hold their retreat at Runaway Farm and Inn, she throws down the welcome mat. … down the welcome mat. When a guest turns up dead in the cow stall, it’s a terrible shock. The cows are initially on the hook for the crime,…

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A guest at the farm takes her final flight and ruffles more feathers for Ivy and her crime-solving dog. After a rocky start, Ivy is finally settling into life at Runaway Farm and Inn. She’s even managed to smooth the feathers of a formerly feisty neighbor. Or has she? Nothing is ever quite as simple as it seems in charming Clover Grove. When the local bridge club arrives for a high stakes … bridge club arrives for a high stakes visit, Ivy turns up the hospitality to revive the inn’s reputation after two recent murders. What could possibly go wrong…

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Before Ivy opens her inn in quaint Clover Grove, she discovers a body on the property — and the police chief suspects her of the crime. Can Ivy and her brilliant border collie catch the real killer? A doggone delightful mystery that includes delectable recipes!

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Rescuing this pup could bring her a whole new life… if it doesn’t kill her first. Ivy Galloway doesn’t know how desperate she is to escape the big city and her human resources job until she meets a border collie pup in need of rescue, too. In recent years, Ivy has downsized so many staff that her boss nicknamed her “the grim reaper.” Is it time to leave that behind and go home to bucolic Clover … bucolic Clover Grove? First, she’ll need to save the pup she calls “Keats.” Enlisting her best friend Jilly, she confronts the dog’s deadbeat…

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