Mayhem on the Mind - (A Kalli Ballas Mystery) by Kari Lee Townsend (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Introverted OCD fashion designer, Kalli Ballas, and extroverted Detective Nik Stone take the plunge and move in together, but knocking a wall down between their halves of the house doesn't necessarily make it a home...

It's spring and eating no meat during Lent is driving everyone a little crazy, most especially Kalli's Aunt Tasoula, who has a ravenous appetite. The Greeks wear a red and white bracelet made out of a thread called Martis for the entire month to celebrate the beginning of spring and protect against diseases. Red symbolizes passion and life while white represents purity.

Aunt Tasoula's nemesis from high school is anything but pure and the epitome of a disease. She tried to break up Tasoula and her late husband when they were younger, and now she's trying to come between her and her hunky new man, which has Tasoula seeing red. When the woman winds up murdered, Aunt Tasoula becomes the number one suspect.

They say home is where the heart is, but Kalli's heart is invested in clearing her aunt's name. Will Nik still be there when the remodel is finished?