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Mallory Hemingway is ready for a do-over.
Trading in small-town drama for the salty breeze and sun-drenched streets of Key West, she’s determined to embrace her new life—one filled with writing, late-night barhopping on Duval, and absolutely no romantic distractions… or so she thinks. Her new gig as the nighttime caretaker at the Hemingway Home and Museum seems like the perfect start. She’s got a feisty hippie best friend, a moody cat who occasionally tolerates her, and a frustratingly attractive scuba instructor who seems interested in more than just diving.
But paradise comes with a few complications. Someone keeps leaving the museum gate open, and Mallory’s the one getting blamed. The drunken ramblings of a local pirate keep warning her to leave while she still can. And just when she thinks things can’t get worse—a dead body surfaces in Hemingway’s famous pool, and Mallory’s in the hot seat with an infuriating detective who's entirely too tempting.
With the help of her quirky best friend and the hot scuba instructor who’s more than willing to lend a hand, Mallory is determined to clear her name. Between nasty coworkers, shady black-market kitten dealers, and an unsettling number of Hemingway lookalikes, Mallory’s fresh start is starting to feel less like paradise and more like a total disaster.
It's sink or swim—and if Mallory's not careful, she'll be the one drowning.
Love Before the Lies: A Mallory Hemingway Novella
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Death, crop circles, and one very inconveniently attractive distraction…Mallory Hemingway dreams of becoming a serious journalist, but for now, she’s stuck answering phones for a sexist boss, dating a guy who loves himself more than her, and wondering if this is really all life has to offer.
When a hot tip about a crop circle leads her to a gruesome murder scene, Mallory sees her chance to break a real story—if she doesn’t get herself killed first. Between nosy neighbors, corporate corruption, and a mystery that keeps getting twistier, she barely has time to mourn her train-wreck of a relationship.
But one unexpected complication? The infuriatingly charming man who keeps crossing her path. He might be a suspect. He might be her next mistake. Either way, he’s a distraction she doesn’t need… or maybe exactly what she does.
If Mallory makes it out of this mess alive, she’s leaving town for good. No more dead-end jobs, no more bad boyfriends, and definitely no more murder. Probably.
Kimberly Griggs