Plaster and Poison — Jennie Bentley

Avery Baker was once a New York textile designer, but inheriting her aunt's old Maine cottage has led her down a new career path -- home renovation. Finding a property's hidden potential has rewards and challenges -- especially when a mystery surfaces from behind the walls...

Avery's friend, bed-and-breakfast owner Kate McGillicutty, is finally getting hitched to police chief Wayne Rasmussen. They've asked Avery and her boyfriend, Derek, to renovate an old carriage house behind the B and B. It's a daunting task, especially since Avery's mother is arriving in town for a lengthy stay (and to judge -- ahem--meet Derek), but Avery's excited to remake the seen-better-days carriage house into a romantic Parisian-style retreat.

But the course of home repair never did run smooth, even if sanders are involved. One day at the carriage house, Avery stumbles across a lifeless body amidst the paint cans and plaster. It turns out that the murder victim was someone Kate knew all too well. All of a sudden, this small town is abuzz with big suspicions, and Avery realizes she must unravel the mysterious murder before Kate can tie the knot...