title: Emeralds on Wednesday
author: Crane, Virginia
description: Della Fletcher knows she is a take-charge kind of woman. After experiencing two broken romances and a mugging in Philadelphia she moves to the small town of Fair Morning, Pennsylvania. She bought an old house and has her heart set on doing this project. As her business involves organization, the restoration work on her dream house will be a piece of cake. Her real estate agent recommends Tom Luniack as the best contractor in town. Everything would be ready by Thanksgiving, Christmas at the very latest. Tom Luniack couldn't believe some easy mark bought the old Hendrickson homestead. Did the real estate agent, kiss the buyer before she signed the contract? If the woman hires him he will make enough money to live comfortably for a couple of years. He is surprised that she agrees to his suggestion of sweat equity which means she will be working with him. Despite having reservations, Tom takes the job. What could possibly go wrong?