Bewitchberry Cottage

A novella - Emily Martin wants to love the house in Tanager Valley she’s inherited from her eccentric godmother Lucinda. Her daughter is already enchanted with the odd little place Lucinda named Bewitchberry Cottage, and Emily has to admit their new town of Tanager has welcomed both of them. She knows she needs to make a home for her rambunctious daughter, and to put down roots for both of them somewhere away from the memories of her former fiancé. She doesn't expect to find the cottage practically falling apart. Lucinda’s fabled wealth seems to have disappeared, though no one is exactly sure where it went. If Emily could afford to keep the cottage up, she’d be happy to stay, at least temporarily, but her finances are so slim, that may not be possible.

To add another complication, one of Emily’s new friends takes on the job of matchmaker, putting Emily in the path of one of the town’s most eligible single men, Tom Cavanaugh. Emily doesn’t think Tom would ever be interested in her; she’s spent most of her life among books instead of people, and hasn’t exactly ever been in much demand. When Tom and another man suddenly begin to vie for her attention, Emily knows there must be a catch. She’s determined not to be hurt, and to make the right decisions for both herself and her daughter. If Emily could figure out why Lucinda insisted they come to live in the cottage, her decisions might be easier, but that means finding out more about Bewitchberry, and about what she really wants. Approximately 22,000 words