Elementary, My Dear Watkins (51 page)
Jo was unable to keep from grinning.
“Yes, it’s a big one,” she said. “It’s about the new construction on the house.”
“Did you make a decision on a contractor?” he asked, as he knew that Jo wanted to get the work for their home expansion planned out and started as soon as they got back.
“Yes,” she said, “but I think we’ll have to change the timetable a little bit.”
Jo thought of the errand she had run yesterday evening while Danny was busy on the phone with Mr. Bashiri. Fortunately, the pharmacies in Europe carried pregnancy testing kits, complete with instructions in English.
“Oh?” he asked. “How’s that?”
“We need to make that extra bedroom a priority.”
“Why?”
“Because by my calculations,” Jo said tenderly, reaching out to touch his face, “we’re going to need it in about eight months for a nursery. The only question is whether we should paint it pink or blue.”
Discover the First Smart Chick Mystery
“I have a solution for every situation…
Except my own love life and, oh yeah,
the dead body next door.”
Helpful Hints and Homicides
Meet Josephine Tulip—definitely a smart chick. She’s a twenty-first century female MacGyver who writes a helpful hints column and stumbles on dead bodies in her spare time.
Meet Danny Watkins, Jo’s best friend. He’s a talented photographer who longs to have his work appear on a cover of
National Geographic
but finds himself taking prom photos and pet portraits instead.
Together, this mismatched duo works to solve a local murder—much to the dismay of the police, who are hoping for an open-and-shut case. But there’s something not quite right about the evidence. Jo knows it and Danny believes her.
Turns out, sleuthing brings out the best…and the worst…in their relationship. As Jo tries to solve the mystery in her neighborhood, she realizes she’s facing an even bigger mystery—what’s going on in her heart?
Discover the Second Smart Chick Mystery
“Simple solutions are my specialty…
So why is my love life so complicated?”
Blind Dates Give Everyone the Shivers
Poor Jo Tulip. She’s a sassy single woman full of household hints and handy advice for every situation…except matters of her heart. Her first romantic outing in months is a blind date—okay, the Hall of Fame of Awful Blind Dates—but things go from bad to worse when the date drops dead and Jo finds herself smack in the middle of a murder investigation.
Poor Danny Watkins. He loves Jo but doesn’t know how to tell her. They have been best friends since childhood, and Jo considers him only a pal. As Danny helps Jo with the investigation, he waits for the perfect moment to tell her how he feels about her. When that moment arrives, however, Danny is surprised to find that the outcome isn’t at all what he expected.
With Danny’s help, Jo attempts to solve one complicated mystery while trying to figure out another—what on earth is going on with her love life?