In Yankee Doodle Trouble, a parade and shared community feast provide excellent cover for murder. Caroline Peabody isn't surprised when her grandfather's priceless collection of military antiques garners more interest than the flash of fireworks or the Southern feast of barbecue, potato salad, and banana pudding. The relics from bygone wars also draws more than their fair share of villains, but not more than Trouble can handle! In the second story, Veterans Day doesn't honor war but rather those who have served. Few know better the cost of that service than those who have lived it—or those who have studied it. In Trouble in Arms, novelist Erin Shaw weaves sagas of families whose lives have been altered by combat. Most of her readers adore Erin's work. But not everyone. Trouble must ensure her safety from those who don't.

Both stories were originally published in Year-Round Trouble anthology.