Stone House Inn Series Series by Jeulia Hesse

Sometimes what you want most is what you left behind…. After her cousin disappeared without a trace, Christina Wade left rural Vermont behind. Nearly a decade later she inherits the family’s historic inn that should have gone to the missing girl. Compelled to return to the place she intended to forget, she must decide whether to sell or run the family business... moreSometimes what you want most is what you left behind…. After her cousin disappeared without a trace, Christina Wade left rural Vermont behind. Nearly a decade later she inherits the family’s historic inn that should have gone to the missing girl. Compelled to return to the place she intended to forget, she must decide whether to sell or run the family business. An old love lures her to stay as they rekindle their relationship, and she finds herself falling in love again with handsome Kevin McKinley, a conservationist who wants to share his love for the rural setting with her. Family members challenge her plans as she uncovers their unsavory business practices and the tip of potentially larger crime connections. A series of accidents leads her to suspect that someone wanted her family dead and may have killed the aunt who left the inn to her. Danger arises when they discover what happened to the missing girl all those years ago. There is a killer in the little town, and he wants what Christina has. He’s killed to get what he wanted before, it's likely he'll do it again. less

The lifelong dream of running her own place is realized for Gina Iovino when she partners with her best friend to run the restaurant and tavern at the Stone House Inn in rural Vermont. The move required her to leave New York City behind, along with all of its social offerings. Buyer's remorse sets in for Gina months into her business venture... moreThe lifelong dream of running her own place is realized for Gina Iovino when she partners with her best friend to run the restaurant and tavern at the Stone House Inn in rural Vermont. The move required her to leave New York City behind, along with all of its social offerings. Buyer's remorse sets in for Gina months into her business venture. While her ambitions of running her own place are realized, she had never expected to be building her life in a quiet rural community and certainly had never expected to have a relationship with the local sheriff, Shawn Johnson. Gina's past shows up on the doorstep, threatening their growing connection as Shawn realizes she hasn't been forthcoming about her past. Conflicted with battling the local drug ring and Gina's illicit family connections, Shawn strives to locate the ringleader responsible for the rising crime. He knows he is closing in when potential informants turn up dead, and the lovers wind up in the killer's sights. less