Willow Vanderling's quaint new embroidery shop is not a hit with the local zoning commissioner. When he's murdered, the evidence is stacked against Willow.

Welcome back to Threadville, Pennsylvania, where crafts are king, and a “killer” sewing machine lives up to its name…Darlene Coddlefield, the winner of a national sewing competition, has come to Willow Vanderling’s embroidery shop, In Stitches, to be presented with a top-of-the-line Chandler Champion sewing and embroidery machine as her prize. But Darlene’s triumph is short-lived after she’s found dead under her sewing table, apparently crushed by the heavy machin...

Fashion turns killer in the latest novel from the national bestselling author of the Threadville mysteries…Threadville, Pennsylvania, is famous for its fabric, needlecraft, and embroidery, so it’s only natural that it would become the home of the Threadville Academy of Design and Modeling. While Willow Vanderling has certainly never wanted to be a model, here she is, voluntarily strutting her stuff in a charity runway show in outrageous clothing, all to su...

In Threadville, Pennsylvania, known for its textile art courses and shops, everyone’s stories are connected by a common thread—even the ones ending in murder…Every town has a legend. For Threadville, it’s the story of Snoozy Gallagher, the hotel owner who disappeared thirty years ago with a bag full of stolen jewelry, never to be heard from again. That is, until now—when Snoozy’s loot is discovered buried behind Willow Vanderling’s embroidery shop In Stitches.When ...

Zombies, killer dresses, and ancient curses prove that Halloween in Threadville can be sew spooky…It’s early October, and hordes of visitors have descended on the tiny, celebrated village of Threadville, Pennsylvania, to attend a Halloween crafts fair, a zombie retreat, and the wedding of Edna Battersby—dear friend to Willow Vanderling, owner of the chic machine embroidery boutique, In Stitches.As a friendly prank for Edna’s wedding, Willow and the rest of ...

It's the annual Quilter's Crawl and Dewey is participating for the first time. She and Vangie organize a special Twitter promotion to boost sales at the struggling store. But when Vangie's boyfriend dies, it's up to Dewey to get her young staffer off the hook for homicide. Meanwhile, darling Pearl, teacher at the store, is mourning the loss of her husband. She takes in a college-age "GrandSon", to help her around the house. Instead of lightening Dewey's load, he seems to be getting Pearl i...

Since childhood Camryn has loved the sparkling beauty of snow globes, and now sells them. They're so popular, Cami and her friend-coffee shop owner Alice "Pinky" Nelson decide to host a snow globe making class. After everyone has gone off with their own handmade snow globes, Cami spots a new globe left behind on a shelf that features an odd tableau-a man asleep on a park bench. On her way home, she drifts through the town park and is shaken to come upon the scene from the globe-a man sitti...

New Jersey's Star-Ledger calls Murder and Marinara "a saucy debut"!Author Victoria Rienzi takes a break from writing murder mysteries—only to find herself caught in the middle of a real one . . .Victoria heads back to the Jersey shore to explore her family's roots and the specialty Italian cuisine their restaurant, the Casa Lido, is famous for. But she barely hits town before she finds that Oceanside Park is abuzz about a reality show slat...

Suspense Magazine calls A Dish Best Served Cold a "highly recommended" entry in the series!A cold case and a boardwalk chase lead straight to murder…When Victoria and her family host a 75th anniversary celebration at the Casa Lido, the party gets crashed twice—once by down-on-his-luck family friend Pete Petrocelli, and then by a seasonal hurricane, leaving much of Oceanside Park without power. When the lights come back on, a drunken Pete i...

The Kaliningrad is the ultimate Russian Republic submarine, now prowling beneath the Arctic ice under the command of the brilliant and dangerous Admiral Alexi Novskoyy.Sent to stop him is the U.S. Navy attack submarine USS Devilfish, commanded by Michael Pacino.His orders are to destroy the Russian submarine.His motivation is far more personal.Novskoyy killed his father.Now, beneath the polar ice......the ultimate undersea du...

The Sweet Briar Ladies Society Sewing Circle is needled by the death of a highly strung woman in the new mystery by the author of Wedding Duress.Downtown Sweet Briar is now home to a new sewing shop run by one of the circle’s own. With the help and support of her fellow members, Rose is determined to make SewTastic a success, and, to that end, she decides to sponsor a series of do-it-yourself weekends for sewing enthusiasts.But when a group arrives...

When a trip to the Big Apple ends in murder, the sewing circle searches for a killer who’s rotten to the core. . .Winning an appearance on a top-rated, New York based morning show means the trip of a lifetime for librarian Tori Sinclair and the Sweet Briar Ladies Society Sewing Circle. Anxious to experience Manhattan with her friends, Tori is less than excited when fellow member Dixie Dunn opts to use the vacation as an opportunity to rendezvous with a man she met ...