{"product_id":"trouble-restored-9781733016919","title":"Trouble Restored","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWHO HAUNTS LOFTUS MANOR?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Tommie Sykes inheriting Loftus Manor in Wetumpka, Alabama, is both a blessing and a curse. The beautiful old estate holds potential as an inn, and the legend that it's haunted may be a boon. But the whispers that it's cursed? Not good for business or Tommie's health.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarley Jones has lived on the estate as groundskeeper for the past five years. He and the former owner, Samuel Loftus, found friendship and good company over games of chess and a glass of Scotch. Harley never believed Samuel's rambling ghost stories about the manor. That is, until Samuel committed suicide and Tommie showed up to claim her inheritance. Now the strange happenings have him second guessing himself and following the lead of a strange black cat named Trouble.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRumors of ghosts and hauntings have Trouble on red alert. A ghostie is one thing, but murder is another kettle of fish for the black cat detective. The game is afoot and he's on the job-finding clues and pushing Tommie and Harley toward romantic awareness-with his usual flair and keen observations of the \"bipeds.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHaines, Carolyn:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Carolyn Haines is the USA Today bestselling author of over 80 books. In 2020, she was inducted into the Alabama Writers Hall of Fame. She was the recipient of the 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Alabama Library Association and the Mississippi Writer's Guild, the Harper Lee Award for Distinguished Writing, the Richard Wright Award for Literary Excellence, as well as the Best Amateur Sleuth award by Romantic Times. Haines writes in a number of genres, from cozy mystery to horror and short fiction. She got her start in publishing in romantic mysteries with one savvy black cat detective called Familiar. She's delighted to bring back the first Familiar stories-and to introduce Trouble, son of Familiar, in a delightful new Trouble Cat Mysteries series which features a number of talented authors (and cat lovers!)","brand":"Good Fortune Farm Refuge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50448899670290,"sku":"9781733016919","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_53d05707-7420-47b4-ae3d-e9e51d090bf8.jpg?v=1729741861","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/trouble-restored-9781733016919","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}