The Lease of These Series by Sam Cheever

She’s got treasure in the safe, a body in the dumpster, and four amateur sleuths who think they’re starring in an episode of Murder, She Wrote. Growing up, Pippi never believed she’d be running a boarding house one day—but she didn’t think she’d be tripping over dead bodies either. Now she’s juggling shiny secrets, shady suspects, and seniors with more sass than filter. Fortunately, she loves her boarders almost as much as she lurves her next door neighbor, Jack—her very own alpha male... moreShe’s got treasure in the safe, a body in the dumpster, and four amateur sleuths who think they’re starring in an episode of Murder, She Wrote. Growing up, Pippi never believed she’d be running a boarding house one day—but she didn’t think she’d be tripping over dead bodies either. Now she’s juggling shiny secrets, shady suspects, and seniors with more sass than filter. Fortunately, she loves her boarders almost as much as she lurves her next door neighbor, Jack—her very own alpha male. But, honestly, her toughest challenge comes in the form of three small furry bodies with twitchy noses and interfering ways—her two dogs and a cat named Snuggums. Trouble always seems to start and end with the terrible threesome. And there's nothing more troublesome than a corpse in the carpet. No amount of spot remover is going to fix that. less

It’s true, I’ve always hated parties. I’m usually too tired at night to get dressed up and. .. well. .. people. Honestly, I’m not very good at peopling under the best of circumstances, let alone when I’m tired. But Jack is trying to build his business, and I’m trying to support Jack, soooo. .. Unfortunately, the charred pigs-in-a-blanket weren’t the most offensive thing to come out of this particular party. Not by a long shot.