num_pages: 307
description: Meet Benni Harper…a spirited ex-cowgirl, quilter, and folk-art expert who’s staking out her own corner of the contemporary American West. Steps to the Altar finds her digging up clues to an unsolved murder—and struggling with a very personal crisis of the heart.Benni Harper is busy planning two weddings—her best friend Elvia and Grandma Dove are both getting hitched. The last thing she needs is more work. But when the local historical society asks her to catalog the contents of some old trunks, she agrees—only to find they belonged to alleged murderer Maple Sullivan! Rumor has it that back in the 1940s she murdered her new husband, ran off with his best friend—and was never heard from again…Benni knows how difficult marriage can be—especially since her husband’s gorgeous ex-girlfriend is back in the picture, posing a real threat. Suddenly Benni finds herself empathizing with Maple’s plight—and vows to investigate her case. But there’s more to this than meets the eye—and more than a few people who’d rather let sleeping dogs lie…
language: English
title: Steps to the Altar
titlecomplete: Steps to the Altar (Benni Harper, #9)
genres: Romance, Fiction, Murder Mystery, Chick Lit, Adult, Cozy Mystery, Detective, Quilting, Mystery, Mystery Thriller
ratings_count: 1977
series: Benni Harper
publisher: Berkley Prime Crime