Fools of Fortune

by CJ Love

“DAD!” Thomi screamed again.

  Delia pushed open the door without knocking. There, in the middle of the living room floor, was Louie’s wheelchair. It was overturned and lying on its side.

  Louie lay on his back with his unseeing eyes toward the ceiling. His arms were spread out on either side of him.

  “What’s happened?” Delia said, rushing forward.

  Thomi kneeled on the floor next to her father. Somehow her knee rested on his chest, and in her hands was a bed pillow. The girl stared at Delia. “He’s dead!”

  An ocean wave of shock roared over Delia. Thomi killed Louie!

  Of course, she didn’t!

  Perhaps Thomi did kill Louie, but for a good reason.

  What good reason could there possibly be? I’d better call in the Murder Club …

  Thank you for taking the time to read Fools of Fortune. I hope you enjoyed reading it as much as I loved writing it. Please consider telling your friends or posting a short review online. Word of mouth is an author’s best friend and is much appreciated.

  Thank you!

  C.J. Love

  What’s next from CJ Love?

  Delia and the rest of the Verona’s Vineyard gang return in Fools and Madmen. Be sure to get your own personal notification of each new book by following CJ Love on Amazon or BookBub, and get all her exciting news each month by subscribing to her newsletter.

  And if you love contemporary romantic comedy, check out CJ’s Wilde Girls series.

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  Mysteries by CJ Love

  Verona’s Vineyard Cozy Mysteries Series

  Juliet & Dead Romeo

  O’ Happy Dagger

  Thus With a Kiss

  Stage of Fools

  Fools of Fortune

  Fools and Madmen (early 2022)

  Romantic Comedy by CJ Love

  Lucy Goes Wilde

  Wilde at Heart

  Wilde Card

  Historical Western Romance by CJ Love

  For the Love of Murphy

  For the Love of Lauralee

  For the Love of Jewels

  For the Love of Eileen (coming soon)

  Fools of Fortune

  Published by Secret Staircase Books, an imprint of

  Columbine Publishing Group, LLC

  PO Box 416, Angel Fire, NM 87710

  Copyright © 2021 Cynthia Whitten-Love

  All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by an information storage and retrieval system without permission in writing from the publisher.

  This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. Although the author and publisher have made every effort to ensure the accuracy and completeness of information contained in this book we assume no responsibility for errors, inaccuracies, omissions, or any inconsistency herein. Any slights of people, places or organizations are unintentional.

  Book layout and design by Secret Staircase Books

  Cover design by Cynthia Whitten-Love

  First trade paperback edition: August 2021

  First e-book edition: August 2021

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  Publisher’s Cataloging-in-Publication Data

  Love, CJ

  Fools of Fortune / by CJ Love.

  p. cm.

  ISBN 978-1649140647 (paperback)

  ISBN 978-1649140654- (e-book)

  1. Delia Leary (Fictitious character)—Fiction. 2. Verona’s Vineyard (Fictitious location)—Fiction. 3. Shakespearean themes—Fiction. 4. Women sleuths—Fiction. I. Title

  Verona’s Vineyard Cozy Mystery Series : Book 5.

  Love, CJ, Verona’s Vineyard cozy murder mysteries.

  BISAC : FICTION / Mystery & Detective.

  813/.54