title: Groundbreaking Murder: A Darling Valley Cozy Mystery
author:  Cassie Page 
description: Cassie Page lives in San Francisco where she contemplates numerous ways to kill people without getting caught.
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  “You need to relax,” Mick murmured softly in Cassie’s
  
  
  ear.
  
  
  He noticed that Cassie appeared hypersensitive to their
  
  
  surroundings, her gaze flitting first one direction and then the other, as if
  
  
  expecting the killer to jump out at them.
  
  
  Pulling her closer, Mick slung an arm around her shoulder,
  
  
  instantly rewarded by Cassie stiffening against him. “Right now you’re acting
  
  
  like an FBI agent on the hunt. Remember, that’s not our role here. You’re a
  
  
  newlywed. Try to look happy.”
  
  
  Cassie looked at him, her blue eyes simmering with emotions
  
  
  he couldn’t begin to discern. “Sorry.” She drew a deep breath and her body
  
  
  relaxed. Her gaze softened as her lips curled into a smile that instantly
  fired
  
  
  a ball of heat in the pit of Mick’s stomach. “Better?” she asked.
  
  
  He was almost breathless....
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Contents
  
  
  [Chapter One](Chapter%20One.html#Anchor-1)
  
  
  [Chapter Two](Cha