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Summary

A cozy mystery set in current day Joyful, Virginia, a tiny village in Virginia horse and wine country with all the charm and beauty anyone could ever want.

Flashbacks carry you to Dolley Madison’s Washington, The Underground Rail Road of The Civil War and New Jersey in the 1930’s.

Recipes that complement the story are included in every chapter. Their chatty commentary introduces you to the recipe contributors like the Washington Family (Black Eyed Salsa), The Presbyterian Church Refreshment Ladies (Pecan Tassies and Almond Iced Tea) and no one can resist Jessica's quick and easy Pickle Juice Cole Slaw!

Other recipes include:

Rosemary Biscotti, Grandma's Virginia Peanut Butter Cheesecake Pie, Mushrooms Bourguignon, Kale Bread Pudding, Homemade Virginia Red Wine Jelly, Jiffy Black Bean Soup and even Pumpkin Latte!

English

262 pages (including 34 oh-so-easy, oh-so-yummy Joyful recipes)

Kitchen and cooking tips

Plus menus for:

• The Daily Farmhouse Breakfast
• A Casual Dinner in the Wine Cellar
• The Saturday Morning Break-Feast
• A Southern Style, Horse Country, Sunday Morning Hunt Breakfast

And

• The New Year Eve 1806 Gala at the President’s House

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Synopsis

Jessica Campbell, the last of the Joyful, Virginia Campbells, inherits the rundown family estate nestled in the bucolic countryside of horse farms and wineries.

Burdened with the crippling costs of upkeep, neighboring estates have already sold to property developers and land speculators but Jessica vows to keep her ancestral home intact. Aided by both her very opinionated cat and her best friend forever, she hatches a plan that transforms the faded manor house into a money making bed and breakfast inn to keep the estate a float.

By chance, a famous (and very attractive) antique appraiser due for a much needed break from his grueling work schedule, comes to the inn for a weekend stay. Instead of relaxing, his passion for antiques draws him right back into the thick of his work when he is served breakfast on old, delicate china that he senses is alive with a deep, dark secret it’s dying to tell.

Plunged into a web of discovery, he uncovers the secret of the antique china as one of huge historical significance. Jessica’s china, which she so cavalierly uses at the inn, had belonged to Dolley Madison and was saved from destruction the night The White House was burned during The War of 1812.

Learning of the importance and value of the china, Jessica wrestles with the choice of securing the future of the family estate by selling her china to a collector for a huge sum of money or donating the national treasure to The White House for only a small honorarium. What will she do?

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