by Ruby Loren
She shook her head and turned up her nose. “I’ll be sticking to my writer’s circles… thank you,” she added on, right at the end.
The three of us watched Jenna stalk back towards the zoo’s exit. I was reminded that Jenna’s actions today were out of the ordinary for her. She was a gossip queen and a terrible flirt, but at her core, Jenna wasn’t all bad.
“These are… brilliant!” Auryn said.
I turned away from Jenna to discover he’d found my webpage and was flicking through the comics. I had a terrible urge to seize his phone and fling it across the grassy area we were standing on.
“You really think so?”
Tiff shot me a shrewd look. “I know full well you know how good these are. No false modesty here,” she said, surprising me.
“Then… thank you,” I amended. “Don’t read too closely, or you may recognise a few of the animal characters. I don’t base the comics on people, but all of the animals at Avery have such funny stories to tell.”
“Are you telling me I’m not going to recognise any of the human characters?” Auryn raised an eyebrow and a blush rose to my cheeks.
I hastily adjusted my glasses. “No,” I said, unconvincingly.
“I solemnly swear not to blackmail you using this comic,” Auryn said, raising his hand, a carefree grin on his tanned face.
Tiff smiled and shook her head. “Blackmail at Avery Zoo - you wouldn’t believe anything like that would happen around here.”
I nodded. “It’s probably the most drama we’ll have for years to come.”
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THE END
Books in the Series
Penguins and Mortal Peril
The Silence of the Snakes
Murder is a Monkey’s Game
Lions and the Living Dead
The Peacock’s Poison
A Memory for Murder
Whales and a Watery Grave
Chameleons and a Corpse
Foxes and Fatal Attraction
Monday’s Murderer
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Prequel: Parrots and Payback
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HOLLY WINTER MYSTERIES
Snowed in with Death
A Fatal Frost
Murder Beneath the Mistletoe
Winter’s Last Victim
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EMILY HAVERSSON OLD HOUSE MYSTERIES
The Lavender of Larch Hall
The Leaves of Llewellyn Keep
The Snow of Severly Castle
The Frost of Friston Manor
The Heart of Heathley House
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HAYLEY ARGENT HORSE MYSTERIES
The Swallow’s Storm
The Starling’s Summer
The Falcon’s Frost
The Waxwing’s Winter
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JANUARY CHEVALIER SUPERNATURAL MYSTERIES
Death’s Dark Horse
Death’s Hexed Hobnobs
Death’s Endless Enchanter
Death’s Ethereal Enemy
Death’s Last Laugh
Prequel: Death’s Reckless Reaper
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BLOOMING SERIES
Blooming
Abscission
Frost-Bitten
Blossoming
Flowering
Fruition