Christine E Collier – författare

In the sleepy little town of Foggy Grove the bridal shop, Something Borrowed, Something Blue, is in the home of a wonderful seamstress, Margaret Brown. We learn that years earlier Margaret''s own wedding was halted just as her father was to walk her down the aisle. Why did she never marry the man she loved so much and tenderly nicknamed, her huckleberry friend?

We meet Ivory, the young helper Margaret hires to work in her shop. Ivory dreams of becoming a writer but spends much of her time caring for her sister, Jade.

What has happened to the bride, Raven Moore? Why did she call off her wedding one week before it was scheduled? Why is her car parked at Foggy Grove Inlet near the Sweetheart Tree and why is her name carved into this tree with a question mark?

The Foggy Grove Gazette will raise questions about Raven''s whereabouts and the crow hunters that have come from all over the country. The popular column, Dear Miss Lonely Heart, will share two letters that cause a stir in Foggy Grove, as does a rare second edition of the newspaper!

Whether it''s a snowboarding trip to Snow Cliff Lodge in January, where a mint coin set is found under the carpet in a loft closet. Or a missing Valentine card mystery in February.

In April, Ivan turns an old vaporizer into his Steaminator and accidentally steams open a small envelope, which does not belong to him.

In July, Calla will spend a week with her grandmother and wake to a terrible noise in the attic, thunder and lightning. As she slowly climbs the attic stairs, the lights go out! Ahead, two glowing eyes peer back at her! In the August mystery, we wonder what''s behind the fence on Chestnut Drive. Why is it covered in locks? Why are there shadowy lights in the backyard late every night?

Blake and Jeff are hiding snowballs in their snow cave in preparation for the Carpenter twins'' visit during an early November blizzard that has caused a Snow Day!

What will Jenna do when a miniature copy of the shop where she takes her piano lessons lights up suddenly in December? It''s never been wired for electricity! Is there a Christmas mystery brewing?

Ethan invites his best friend, Tanner, for a sleepover and Tanner brings along a metal detector. At the break of dawn, Ethan and Tanner make a discovery in the old shed out back that will change their lives. This amazing treasure includes a letter from the past owner of the house. Elizabeth Patterson writes that she and her husband have hidden things in the house for years!

Elizabeths old journal is discovered in the attic. What will Ethan do when he reads that Mr. Patterson made his own time capsule? In an old coffee can he placed a 1958 autographed NY Yankees baseball, wrapped in that days newspaper and placed in the floor joists of the attic. Could this baseball still be up there?

The shed will become Ethans bike garage. Who or what is making the huge footprints in the dirt by the shed?