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    Pet Palace Series Books 1-3: Pet Palace Cozy Mystery Series
    Pet Palace Series Books 1-3: Pet Palace Cozy Mystery Series
    Pet Palace Series Books 1-3: Pet Palace Cozy Mystery Series
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    Pet Palace Series Books 1-3: Pet Palace Cozy Mystery Series

    By P Bodi

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    This compilation of books are all clean Cozy Mystery short stories that do not contain any foul language, sexual situations, witches, or paranormal events. 

    Book One - Fowl Play

    Being a single woman owning and operating the only pet store in town can get pretty lonely. After a rough day at the shop, Leah decided she could use some human interaction and good conversation with some friends. After closing the shop for the day she met some friends at the local restaurant. The following morning after her fun night out with friends, Sheriff Burt shows up at her store with an animal emergency. 

    Could the emergency be related to a murder?

    Book Two - No Bones About It
    Circumstances from a recent murder in Smithton left Leah with a newly adopted dog of her very own. The following weekend there was a local fishing tournament being held at a nearby lake. The weather was so nice she decided to take her new dog Baby out for a walk near the lake. Leah stopped for just a second to take in the fresh air and scenery when suddenly she slipped and fell into the water. When she fell, she lost her grip on Baby's leash allowing the dog to quickly escape into the nearby woods. 

    When Leah finds her dog Baby, will she find more than she bargained for?

    Book Three - Fishy Business

    As a single woman operating the only pet store in her small town, Leah decided it might time to expand her business. While visiting with some friends at the new local bar Leah announced that she was opening up a new pet sitting service. She landed her first client in just a matter of minutes. 

    Although getting her first new client for the pet sitting business was a breeze, will her new venture turn into a murder mystery?

    LanguageEnglish
    Publisher99 Cent Press
    Release dateApr 9, 2018
    ISBN9781386563426
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      Pet Palace Series Books 1-3 - P Bodi

      PET PALACE SERIES BOOKS 1-3

      PET PALACE SERIES

      PET PALACE

      COZY MYSTERY SERIES

      BOOKS 1-3

      PBODI

      99 Cent Press

      © Copyright 2018 by PBodi All rights reserved

      This is a work of fiction. The characters, incidents and locations portrayed in this book and the names herein are fictitious. Any similarity to or identification with the locations, names, characters or history of any person, product or entity is entirely coincidental and unintentional.

      From a Declaration of Principles jointly adopted by a Committee of the American Bar Association and a Committee of Publishers and Associations.

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

      No responsibility or liability is assumed by the Publisher for any injury, damage or financial loss sustained to persons or property from the use of this information, personal or otherwise, either directly or indirectly. While every effort has been made to ensure reliability and accuracy of the information within, all liability, negligence or otherwise, from any use, misuse or abuse of the operation of any methods, strategies, instructions or ideas contained in the material herein, is the sole responsibility of the reader.

      Any copyrights not held by publisher are owned by their respective authors.

      All information is generalized, presented for informational purposes only and presented as is without warranty or guarantee of any kind.

      All trademarks and brands referred to in this book are for illustrative purposes only, are the property of their respective owners and not affiliated with this publication in any way. Any trademarks are being used without permission, and the publication of the trademark is not authorized by, associated with or sponsored by the trademark owner.

      PET PALACE SERIES

      PET PALACE COZY MYSTERY SERIES

      BOOKS 1-3

      First Printing April 2018

      Published by:

      99 Cent Press

      http://www.99CentPress.com

      Printed in the United States of America

      Contents

      Also by PBodi

      Fowl Play

      No Bones About It

      Fishy Business

      About the Author

      Also by PBodi

      Also by PBodi

      For a list of all Pbodi’s books please visit her website at:

      http://www.pbodi.com/p/book-list.html

      PET PALACE

      COZY MYSTERY SERIES

      Fowl Play

      No Bones About It

      Fishy Business

      A Hairy Situation

      Dangerous Creatures

      A Vacation to Die For

      Pet Palace Box Set Books 1-3

      Pet Palace Box Set Books 4-6

      Pet Palace Box Set Books 1-6

      MOTHER EARTH’S KITCHEN

      COZY MYSTERY SERIES

      A Perfect Cup Of Tea

      Murder On the Mountain

      New Year's Resolution

      The Heart Of The Murder

      The Luck Of The Irish

      A Corpse In The Kitchen

      Midsummer Murder

      Mother Earth's Kitchen Box Set Books 1-4

      Mother Earth's Kitchen Box Set Books 5-7

      Mother Earth's Kitchen Box Set Books 1-7

      HAPPY BEAR CAFE

      COZY MYSTERY SERIES

      Elected For Murder

      Death And Decorations

      Resolution for Revenge

      To Kill A Rat

      Sleeping Dogs Lie

      A Bird In The Hand

      Picture Perfect

      Happy Bear Cafe Box Set Books 1-4

      Happy Bear Cafe Box Set Books 5-7

      Happy Bear Cafe Box Set Books 1-7

      ANGELA CRAWFORD

      COZY MYSTERY SERIES

      Forest For The Trees

      Put Your Affairs in Order

      A Snake In The Grass

      He Loves Me He Loves Me Not

      Proof Is In the Printing

      Deck The Walls

      Angela Crawford Box Set Books 1-3

      Angela Crawford Box Set Books 4-6

      Angela Crawford Box Set Books 1-6

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      Chapter One

      Leah brushed aside several strands of her long brown hair that had worked their way out of her braid and rang up the next customer. The Pet Palace was surprisingly busy for a Friday evening, with folks from all over the small town of Smithton stopping in to grab food and supplies for their pets for the weekend. Apparently the ad she had run in the local paper was working. People were milling through the aisles and loading up their baskets, chatting with neighbors or coworkers as they ran into them, and admiring the new stock of Bettas that had just come in. One of the Conures in the back corner was screeching for his afternoon snack, but the line at the register never seemed to dissipate.

      The man who stepped up to the counter next was an uncomfortably familiar face. The hard eyes of Richard Steinbrook glared at her as he placed his merchandise on the counter, his wooly brows hanging over them like poorly groomed caterpillars.

      How are you today, Mr. Steinbrook? Leah asked despite the swirl of discomfort in her stomach. He never gave her anything but a hard time. Did you find everything you need?

      Mr. Steinbrook snorted. As good as it’s going to get, I suppose. Aren’t you ever going to get any different bird food in? Priscilla is bored with this same old stuff. His jowls flapped like a hound dog’s as he spoke, his caterpillar eyebrows drawing closer and closer together over his disdain.

      Leah bit her lip as she entered the price of each item into the cash register. How many times were they going to have this conversation? Have you tried cutting up some fresh fruits and vegetables for her? Most parrots really go crazy over that.

      As if I have time for such nonsense. He looked over his shoulder at the other patrons as though expecting backup, but none came.

      That’ll be $15.59, please.

      Aren’t you going to give me my discount?

      Of course. Leah could have smacked herself. Mr. Steinbrook always thought he deserved a discount. It wasn’t because he was a senior citizen, at least not quite. And Leah happily took ten percent off the bill for any veteran, but he wasn’t one of them. No, Mr. Steinbrook felt he deserved a discount simply because he was her landlord. At first, she had tried to reason with him on this. After all, he didn’t give her a discount on her rent simply because he bought his bird’s food from her. But no amount of logic pulled him out of his sour stubbornness, and eventually she gave up. It wasn’t worth the argument.

      Alright, there you go. Have a good weekend.

      Mr. Steinbrook snatched his receipt out of Leah’s hand and his bag off the counter and stormed out of the store, the bell over the door ringing merrily despite him. Leah blew out a sigh before turning to the next customer.

      Karen, who worked at an attorney’s office across town, stepped up to the counter. Her arms were laden with supplies for her water dragon, including a new bulb for his heat lamp and a powdered protein supplement that Karen would have to sprinkle on the crickets before he ate them. Rough day? she asked.

      Leah shrugged. Just a crazy afternoon. I let Katie have the day off since she has some sort of event at her school, and I really didn’t think it would be busy.

      Well, that’s not a bad thing! Karen was always so positive. Her short red hair bobbed along enthusiastically as she spoke. I’m sure it doesn’t hurt that The Pet Palace is the best place around for all of us crazy pet people.

      Leah laughed. I don’t know who you think you’re kidding. This is the only place around for the crazy pet people. But I’ll take the business; no arguments there! So how is Eddie doing? The three foot water dragon was often the talk of the town, especially since Karen liked to take him for walks on a leash during the summertime.

      He’s pretty good, but he’s getting too big for his habitat. We’re actually thinking about remodeling the guest bedroom for him, and even building in a water feature. I know that sounds crazy, but he is going to be with us for the next ten to twenty years.

      It isn’t crazy at all. A warm feeling crept over Leah, and her face split into a smile. She loved to see people not simply owning their pets but making them a part of the family. Owning a pet store gave her a lot of insight into who those people were. In a small town like Smithton, she knew almost everyone who came into the store. If she didn’t know their names, she knew what kind of pets they owned and what

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