Marlene J. Chase

Guests flock to the Olde Mansion Inn, owned by Liz Eckardt, in Pleasant Creek, Indiana. One in particular, the handsome and enigmatic Shane O'Rourke, charms Liz and her guests with his kind acts and dashing good looks ... until his lifeless body is discovered on the banks of Jaynes Lake. Who was this mystery man, and why does he have a photograph of one of Pleasant Creek's most beloved citizens on him? Liz and the rest of the Material Girls quilting...

Annie Dawson's grandmother, Betsy Holden, had taken her share of strays into her old Victorian home, Grey Gables. Orphaned kittens and puppies--and her fair share of weary and worn people as well--had been welcomed to share the warmth of her hearth. But now Annie, heir to the Holden estate, is face-to-face with Tara Frasier, an orphaned young woman searching for an emotional connection to her dead mother. Annie knew Gram would embrace this stranger,...

"No one seems to recognize the young man caught in the background of some old photos that Annie found in the attic of Grey Gables. But Mary Beth, owner of A Stitch in Time, turns strangely pale when Annie shows the photos at the Hook and Needle Club meeting. Annie is determined to find out who this stranger is and what became of him. His young, sad face haunts her and she feels compelled to unearth his story. Then disturbing information gleaned from...

Librarian Faith Newberry eagerly anticipates the retreat honoring American literature from the nineteenth century. But when one of the guests drops dead, Faith and her friends in the Candle House Book Club launch their own investigation, uncovering bitter rivalries and surprising secrets. Will Faith and her friends, along with her cat, Watson, identify the murderer before there is another victim?