Tensions are running high in Mount Angus as the entire town plans for the annual Be Mount Valentine Heartstival and all residents keep an eye out for the latest relationship drama. Kiko and Dom just want to enjoy life together, a task made difficult by nosy residents demanding to know when they're going to tie the knot. And when Dom discovers Kiko actually hates this holiday, he decides it would be perfect to create a fake proposal.<br><br>But before anyone's matchmaking schemes can get too far, Kiko's employee Chad finds a body rolled in a rug.<br><br>It's obvious there's more than just love in the air, and if Kiko and Dom can't figure out how to work around their emotions, the Heartstival might just end in tragedy.

Eggs and Kisses

Dom knew he should have waited and asked Kiko about everything later, but he was too intrigued. He’d caught a few snippets—she was Sarah’s daughter, Lily—and wanted more. And Kiko couldn’t be too angry at him for providing excellent customer service. Even if she wasn’t paying.


“I wonder if she was preparing to die,” said Lily, and when Dom glanced over at Kiko he blinked, the only sign of his surprise. “She was starting to pack up and give away a lot of her things.”


“Any chance she was downsizing?” asked Kiko. “She might have been considering assisted living.”


“Mom?” asked Lily, laughing now. She shook her head. “Really? She was seventy-four, yes, but she wasn’t doing poorly. She could handle everything. Shouldn’t she have been asking me to come down every weekend first?”


“Some people are too proud,” said Dom. Kiko shot him a look, but Lily was moving on.


Chapter 19