Mount Up for Murder | Emma Parks [Read by Jassy Mackenzie]

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Welcome to Hazelmere... an idyllic English village. Or is it?

After Abby Fields is disastrously fired from her London firm, she applies for a stable hand job at Langdon House Estate in the village of Hazelmere. But when she arrives for the interview, the estate’s in chaos.

Lord Langdon has died and his estranged sons have arrived for the reading of the will. Handsome farm manager Oliver offers her temporary work that might become permanent depending on who inherits and what they decide to do with the estate.

Will it be sour Stuart or flirty Josh? The brothers have only one thing in common – they hate each other.

Stuart is a nitpicking micromanager of note. Josh seems a better choice, but there’s an uneasy moment when he makes a pass at Abby.

After the will is read, hidden motives become clear. The new heir is not the person Abby believed him to be, and the estate is headed for destruction.

And then, there’s a murder...

Sucked into the ensuing chaos, Abby must fight to clear her name and uncover the real killer’s identity, while dealing with a rogue donkey, a police detective who keeps arresting the wrong people, and her own fears of getting back in the saddle.

"Can she juggle all these balls without smashing any of them?

Her future, and the estate’s, depends on it."

If you like horses, humor, out of control donkeys and captivating whodunits, you'll love Mount Up for Murder. One click will take you straight to Hazelmere.
6 Jun English South Africa Books · Business

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