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Tess Williams had a simple plan: come home, plant gardens, avoid drama. After law school didn't work out (who needs lawsuits when you have lawns?), Tess found her calling in making beautiful things grow - even if those things occasionally fight back. ""More a cozy blanket than a cozy mystery - and that's a good thing."" - Editorial review The Hawthorne estate should be a straightforward job: ten acres of neglected gardens, one fountain that's forgotten how to fountain, and a greenhouse with opinions about geometry. The new owner just wants everything perfect by his thirtieth birthday - a reasonable request, until the estate starts revealing things that were meant to stay hidden. Now Tess is juggling aggressive greenery, a client who treats planting like there'll be a quiz later, a local reporter convinced alliteration sells papers, and a stone artist who believes ""close enough"" is a personal insult. Add in the town's entire population of gossips (so... basically everyone), and Tess is beginning to think she should have read the fine print. In a small Connecticut town where everybody knows everybody's business, the real mystery is how anyone thought secrets this big would never surface. Landscaping. Detective work. Small-town gossip. All billable hours. A light, character-driven cozy mystery for readers who prefer warmth, wit, and small-town charm over high-stakes drama.

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Gillian Zimmerman writes character-driven cozy mysteries that favor warmth, wit, and small-town charm over high-stakes drama. She believes stories can be gentle without being shallow. Her writing is often rooted in everyday work, small details, and the quiet ways people grow. Not in the Job Description is her first novel.

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