Something Borrowed, Something Dead
Something Borrowed, Something Dead
She came home to rebuild her life.
She came home to rebuild her life.
Hazel Thornwood’s fresh start wilts when poison is discovered in the wedding corsage she designed.
Now she must clear her name before her second chance disappears.
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Hazel Thornwood is not a criminal.
Hazel Thornwood is not a criminal.
She is a florist with a damaged reputation, trying to rebuild her life after a public career collapse in Atlanta.
When her Aunt Dahlia leaves her Ivy Hill Flowers — a beloved shop in the heart of Magnolia Springs — Hazel returns home determined to prove she still has talent, integrity, and a future.
Her first major wedding booking is supposed to be her redemption.
Instead, it ends in death.
Constance Morrison — powerful, polarizing, and deeply entangled in the town’s history — is found poisoned during her son’s wedding reception
The weapon?
Oleander — woven into the corsage Hazel made
Hazel knows she didn’t use it.
Which means someone tampered with her flowers.
To clear her name, Hazel begins asking questions. What she uncovers reaches far beyond a wedding-day tragedy:
• A decades-old suspicious death in the Morrison family
• Sealed adoption papers and hidden inheritances
• A mysterious blonde woman who disappeared before the ceremony began
• Threats warning her to stop digging
And watching closely is Chief Marcus Webb — Magnolia Springs’ widowed police chief — who isn’t sure whether Hazel is a suspect… or something much more complicated
This is a classic cozy mystery
with Southern charm.
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About Steven T. Duff
Steven T. Duff writes warm, twisty mysteries filled with small-town charm and secrets worth uncovering
His stories blend comfort and clever plotting. Antique shops, flower stores, historic estates, places that feel welcoming until something shifts beneath the surface.
At the heart of every story is this question:
What happens when ordinary people choose to uncover the truth?
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Why Readers Love These Mysteries
A wonderful mix of charm and intrigue, I couldn’t put it down! The characters feel like old friends. Every mystery keeps me guessing until the very end. Cozy, clever, and deeply satisfying. Steven T. Duff has become one of my go-to authors.