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Another 15 minutes of cozy mystery brainstorming

I have more to plan!

Ernie

  • A redder golden
  • Mild mannered
  • Fostered in college
  • Well trained
    • Can even do some service dog tasks
  • Likes the company of other dogs

Hunky Cop

  • Dark hair and eyes
  • Likes doing things by the rules
  • Was recently dumped by another townsperson
  • Found his tiny dog on the street and rescued her
  • Quiet
  • A "straight man" to main character hijinks
  • Main character meets after finding dead body
Hunk Cop Ex
  • Runs a coffee shop a few blocks over from the training facility
  • Gorgeous
  • Grew impatient on hunky cop proposing so she gave an ultimatum and then dumped him
  • Lustrous blonde hair
  • Outwardly friendly, but can be passive-aggressive 
  • Main character meets about halfway through book

Best Friend

  • Inherited the shop from her grandma (parents died)
  • Has cute twin brother (will be another possible romance)
    • Twin brother helps run store, but prefers to do back of store things like receiving inventory and completing returns
  • Will in some book have an adoption event at her store
  • Unlucky in love
  • Curly black hair and green eyes
  • Sarcastic
  • Considers adopting another dog (probably will eventually)
  • Dyed hair that she constantly changes the color of
  • Looking to hire another person at the shop as their old help just went off to college
    • Main character will direct a dog owner there
  • May eventually fall for annoyed neighbor (TBD)
Annoyed Neighbor
  • Runs a bath and body shop, likes quiet to promote a feeling of relaxation in her store
  • Prim
  • Cat person
  • Is suspicious of new people who come to town
  • Eventually she and main character will make shaky amends and she will make candles to help with animal odors
  • Straight brown hair, hazel eyes

(Prompt by Emily Kleeman)

"Woman making her dog sit up - Deland" by Florida Memory


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