Message in a bottle

I've always thought that a message in a bottle was one of the most romantic things you could find. I absolutely love Nicholas Sparks' Message in a Bottle. Anytime I see an article about someone finding a note in a bottle, I am completely intrigued.

Last week someone left such a bottle in our front yard. My husband discovered the bottle sitting beside one of the tall pine trees. Bringing it in, he wondered who would have left such a mystery. Mostly he wondered who would have left a bottle without the wine since it was obviously meant for me.

The brand label on the bottle was INKBLOT, which just happens to be the name of the suspense novel Nancy Naigle and I co-authored last year. The wine bottle had an inkblot image on the label (which I find totally awesome) and there was a note rolled up inside. The note says: "We're pretty sure there's a famous online novel with the same vintage... too coincidental? Sounds like a plot Happy New Year!" 

There was no signature. No clue to let me know who the clever person was who not only stumbled across some wine with the same name as our book but the foresight to relieve the bottle of its contents and leave a mysterious note inside.

I still don't know who left the bottle in my yard and honestly, I don't want to find out who did it. Somehow it would spoil the surprise. I love a good mystery. Don't you?

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