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Jennifer Stanley has a BA in English from Franklin & Marshall College, an MA in English Literature from West Chester University, and an MLIS from North Carolina Central University. She taught sixth grade language arts in Cary, North Carolina for the majority of her eight-year teaching career. A member of two bible study groups, Jennifer's friends from church inspired her to write her Hope Street Church series. An eBay junkie and food-lover, Jennifer lives in Richmond, Virginia with her husband, two young children, and three cats.
Jennifer Stanley has a BA in English from Franklin & Marshall College, an MA in English Literature from West Chester University, and an MLIS from North Carolina Central University. She taught sixth grade language arts in Cary, North Carolina for the majority of her eight-year teaching career. A member of two bible study groups, Jennifer's friends from church inspired her to write her Hope Street Church series. An eBay junkie and food-lover, Jennifer lives in Richmond, Virginia with her husband, two young children, and three cats.
<Jennifer Stanley’s engaging new series makes your attendance at Hope Street Church mandatory.”—Emilie Richards, author of the “Ministry is Murder” mystery series
“Stanley’s faith-based crime detection has plenty of charming appeal.”—Publishers Weekly
“A DELIGHTFUL SURPRISE, a lovely, never-preachy story of friends.”—Donna Andrews, award-winning author of Swan for the Money
“INSPIRED…Stanley never preaches to her readers but lets deeds, not words, accomplish their goal.”—Richmond Times-Dispatch
<At Hope Street Church, you always know who your friends are. But knowing who your enemies are is a whole ’nother story…
Cooper Lee has a new outlook on life, thanks to her friends at Hope Street Church. Spending time with the Sunrise Bible Study Group nourishes her mind and soul. But home is where the heart is—along with Mrs. Lee’s baked treats—and Cooper is indeed happy to have such a great family to come home to when not spending time with Nathan, a friend from the group who just might be (fingers crossed) The One. So when her sister, Ashley, is implicated in a gruesome murder, Cooper snaps into action. Along with Nathan and her friends from Hope Street, Cooper vows to solve this unholy mess—with a wing, a prayer, and a small dose of snooping…
“THIS ISN’T YOUR GRANDMA’S SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS.
Jennifer Stanley’s engaging new series makes your attendance at Hope Street Church mandatory.”—Emilie Richards, author of the “Ministry is Murder” mystery series
“Stanley’s faith-based crime detection has plenty of charming appeal.”—Publishers Weekly
“A DELIGHTFUL SURPRISE, a lovely, never-preachy story of friends.”—Donna Andrews, award-winning author of Swan for the Money
“INSPIRED…Stanley never preaches to her readers but lets deeds, not words, accomplish their goal.”—Richmond Times-Dispatch
< 1The garden had hangings of white and blue linen, fastened with cords of white linen and purple material to silver rings on marble pillars. There were couches of gold and silver on a mosaic pavement of porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl and other costly stones.Esther 1:6 (NIV)If Cooper Lee had known she would spend Friday night chugging champagne at an unfamiliar woman’s mansion while a trio of busty coeds modeled lingerie, she would have come up with any number of creative excuses in order to avoid the whole thing. Unfortunately, Cooper had completely misunderstood her sister’s invitation to accompany her to “a pajama party” being hosted by one of her church friends.“Georgia Ferguson has such a gorgeous house! Wait ’til you see it!” Cooper’s sister Ashley had shouted over the roar of Cooper’s power sander the weekend before the infamous fete. “Can you turn that damned thing off for a second?”After gently putting down the tool, Cooper slid her safety goggles onto the crown of her head, picked up a piece of sandpaper, and began working on the rough areas on a chapel-shaped bird house. “And why exactly should I be interested in Georgia Ferguson’s house?” she asked her sister while gently stroking the wood sm Read Less
