The Charmed Friends of Trove Isle by Annie Rains EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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MELODY
Melody Palmer pulled up to the address in her GPS and parked along the
curb. The sign above the awning read HIDDEN TREASURES in large golden
block letters. The word treasure brought visions of jewelry or fancy
clothing to mind. It conjured images of special knickknacks or mementos
that one might find in a fancy gift shop, which was what Melody had
assumed she’d inherited. This store and its sign, however, reminded her of a
pawn shop.
She swallowed past a tight throat and reached for a bottled water in the
center console, taking several long sips. She was meeting with a lawyer
here in just a few minutes to sign the papers and make this place hers.
When Mr. Lyme had called last week to inform her that—surprise!—she
was the new owner of a store that her Great-aunt Jo had willed to her in
Trove Isle, North Carolina, Melody’s first remark had been, “I thought
someone had to die to will you something.”
After a long pause, the lawyer had cleared his throat and responded in a
thick southern accent, “My condolences, Miss Palmer.”
So Great-aunt Jo was dead. The realization that her father’s aunt was
gone still knocked the breath out of Melody when she thought about it. She
hadn’t seen Jo in nine years, but the fact that she never would again stung.
After Melody’s mother had died when Melody was eleven, Jo had picked
up the slack on the things that moms did, like teaching Melody and her
sister Alyssa, who was one year younger, about boys and puberty, having athome spa days that were unconventional to say the least, and making
butterscotch tea when they’d had a bad day.
When Melody had left her small ocean isle town at eighteen, she’d left
everyone behind, including Jo.
Pushing her car door open, Melody stepped out onto the sidewalk of
Seagull Street. She’d been impressed when she’d heard the address. This
was prime realty in the little isle town. Unlike the other beachfront towns
nearby, Trove Isle wasn’t a touristy hot spot. It was too small to
accommodate many out-of-towners, and most people had never heard of
Trove. For those who lived here though, Seagull Street was the place to be.
It had everything a town might need, and maybe a little of what it didn’t
need.
Melody looked at the storefront again. Jo hadn’t owned this place before
Melody left town. Instead, Melody’s great-aunt had worked odd jobs,
scraping money together to barely make ends meet. When Melody had
heard Jo left her a store, she’d assumed her great-aunt had finally found
success. Melody had envisioned a nice storefront with good business.
That’s not what this was. Melody should have known better. Jo was what
one might call a hoarder. There was an untold story in everything that Jo
was drawn to—an unlived life. Melody used to disappear into her aunt’s
closet for hours, opening boxes, and pulling things out to try on.
“Those shoes will lead you to one of your very best friends,” Jo once said
when Melody had tried on a pair of shiny black ballerina flats.
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