Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder (Baker Street Mystery #1)

by Valerie Burns

“I have no idea what that was about, but you’re going to need to start anger-management classes if you don’t calm down.”

Aunt Octavia entrusted me with her greatest possessions. She believed in me. It’s time I believed in me, too.”

I was starting to understand why Aunt Octavia hadn’t liked Brad Ellison. He was a snob. Sadly, there was a part of my brain that realized I was a lot like him. I liked the best, too. For a moment, I wondered if Aunt Octavia would have liked me any better than Bradley Ellison if she’d met me in person.

Whoever said Sticks and stones may break your bones, but words will never hurt you was an idiot. Nothing hurt more than words. Broken bones heal, but words left scars that cut deep and sometimes never healed.