Buried Bones and Broken Promises — Victoria L.K. Williams

Welcome to Citrus Beach, where the sea breeze carries secrets and murder is always on the menu...When Emma Cassidy's pocket beagle Dixie unearths more than seashells in The Preserve—namely, a very human bone—this graphic designer turned amateur sleuth knows her peaceful morning walk just became a rendezvous with murder.In a town where everyone knows your business before you do, Emma must navigate a maze of buried secrets with the help of her unlikely crew: Kim Heart, the razor-sharp reporter who can sniff out a story faster than Dixie can find a treat; Jake Miller, the by-the-book criminal investigator whose return to town is as mysterious as the case itself; and Lynn, whose connections run as deep as the coastal waters.But someone doesn't want the past disturbed. Enter Maverick Max, the eccentric historian whose pranks and booby traps turn deadly serious when a second body surfaces. Now Emma's racing against time and tides to catch a killer who's been playing a very long game.As the body count rises with the Florida humidity, Emma discovers that in Citrus Beach, some secrets are worth more than buried treasure—they're worth killing for. And when the killer sets their sights on Emma's inner circle, she'll need more than Dixie's keen nose to keep them all alive.Buried Bones and Broken Promises serves up a delicious cocktail of small-town charm, quirky characters, and edge-of-your-beach-chair suspense. Pour yourself a glass of sweet tea and prepare to be swept away by a mystery that proves even paradise has a dark side.Because in Citrus Beach, the only thing deeper than the ocean... is the trouble Emma Cassidy finds herself in.