Emmy Weston is a historical designer in a small Virginia town. Her days are normally filled with researching the history of a client's home, furniture, or antique collections. Discovering hidden rewards and connections between the items and the family has its challenges...especially when a mystery surfaces in a secret compartment or behind a wall. When Emmy and her husband Sam decide to buy her grandmother's home in the country, the nostalgic idea of repairing an old family cottage with hidden potential may turn out to be more challenging than rewarding. Clues soon lead them to a local town leader and Emmy's missing family heirloom.
Lori Hawthorne Ponton grew up in southern West Virginia, graduated from West Virginia University, and moved to central Virginia. There she built her career as an interior designer and furniture buyer, and met her wonderful husband. Early on, she sharpened her design skills with Barbie's Dream House, and her reading/writing skills with Nancy Drew mystery books. Lori lives in the foothills of Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains (close to friends and family) with her husband and beloved pets. "Framed for Murder: A Cozy Cottage Mystery" is her first published work of fiction. The author can be reached at: