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May 06, 2009 sara mills is also a fan of puns which is a fact easily gathered by the title of the book and name of her main character. Miss fortune is the first book in the allie fortune mystery series by sara mills. Her next case, though, will take her out of the country and into wartorn berlin. Download read miss fortune 2008 by sara mills in pdf. Sara mills, whose new book miss match to follow the first release, miss fortune from moody press, has just lost her husband to a heart attack. Miss fortune mysteries is a funny, cozy romance mystery by bestselling author jana deleon. Likely the only female private investigator in the city, she has a penchant for finding cases that involve intrigue and suspense. Miss match allie fortune mystery series, book 2 by sara a.
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