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Miranda Hathaway is the town librarian and a member of the Cutler Quilt Guild Number One. She likes mysteries and is a Sherlock Holmes fan. When someone breaks into the home of another guild member, rips apart an heirloom quilted skirt, and leaves the torn pieces behind, everyone in Cutler, Pennsylvania, thinks Miranda can solve the mystery Gabe Downing, a retired FBI agent from Boston, has recently joined the Quilt Guild as its first and only male member. Coincidence? Miranda thinks not but she finds herself attracted to this new man in town. Does he know more about the break-in than he's telling?Will Miranda and/or Gabe find the thief Miranda has nicknamed "The Quilt Ripper" before another vintage piece is destroyed? Gabe may have experience on his side but Miranda has her own secret weapon. The ladies of the Cutler Quilt Guild Number One are on the case

Her best friend, Olivia, is missing Zoey Hathaway calls her mom and amateur sleuth, Miranda, to come to Boston and help them find her. But before they can get her back, Miranda goes missing A frantic Zoey contacts Gabe Downing, her mother's friend and former FBI agent, for help. Back in Cutler, Harry the cat knows something is wrong with his beloved Miranda and makes it known at the top of his lungs. His cat sitter alerts the quilt guild; now they're all worried about Miranda.That does it The ladies of Cutler Quilt Guild Number One are going on a road trip

East Coast - frantic; West Coast - laid back, right?Cayden Wright thought so. Her grandmother has left her an adorable cottage in southern California. The move to the West Coast transforms Cayden's stagnant post-college life. Working several part-time jobs, including a part-time bookkeeping stint at the home of movie star Simon Parrish, she finds Polly Caulfield, who is pregnant and homeless, camping out in the pool cabana.When Cayden meets Simon's brother, Adam, she doesn't like him much, but he proves to be anunexpected ally when she needs one.As always, Cayden is supported by her stalwartcat, Mrs. Woo, who has opinions on everythingand doesn't hesitate to make them known.

A fashion designer That's all Sophie Palmer has ever wanted to be So, when an Academy Award-winning designer calls to offer her a job, she drop-kicks her life in New York, and her fianc , to the curb. Sophie's new life takes her to LA and puts her in her supermodel sister's line of fire. She gets an assistant who may be challenged but who teaches Sophie a thing or two. And her love life? Well, who else can wander into a bar for a drink after work and meet Finn McLaine, computer genius millionaire? Only Sophie Everything is going well until it appears that someone is trying to harm Finn. After several suspicious "accidents," Sophie confronts him to find out what he's working on that's put him in danger. If Finn wants to marry Sophie, he's gonna have to stay alive to make good on that proposal. Then Sophie can stitch together all the dangling threads of her life and become who she's meant to be-Sophie by Design.

California has been good to Cayden Wright. In less than a single year, she's found an amazing fianc , a wonderful new house, two jobs and a charity commitment she likes, and, of course, has Mrs. Woo by her side. When her college friend and look-alike Beth Levine decides to take a job and move to L.A., Cayden can't believe her luck. But the angry husband of an abused woman she's been helping has been trying to hurt her and, with Beth living in Gram's cottage, what are the odds he'll come after the right woman?

Gabe Downing, her significant other, and her daughter, Zoey, are planning a surprise for Miranda's birthday. Now there's been a murder and no one feels like celebrating. Laura Jenkins was a bitter, nasty woman who never did anything nice for anyone. But the town is still in shock. Things like this just don't happen in Cutler, Pennsylvania Local Police Chief Jake Perryman, overweight and out of shape, has no experience in investigating a murder. When he turns to Gabe and Miranda for help, they worry the stress may be too much for him.Cutler is a small town and everyone knows everyone else. They all knew the victim and now Gabe and Miranda must look at their own friends and neighbors as suspects.When a quilt is found in Laura's belongings that predates the two oldest known quilts in the state, it becomes a motive. Now to find out who had means and opportunity? Queenie McQuinn, owner of the local quilt shop, sadly tells Miranda, "There's not a quilt on this earth worth dying for." But someone did

Christmas is such a magical time and spirits are high in Cutler, While it's true that there have been changes, good and bad, over the last several years, everyone is moving forward. And now, an abandoned baby girl has been found at the library by Miranda's clairvoyant cat, Harry. Taylor Perryman, recent widow of Chief of Police Jake Perryman, finds her and wants her but babies don't fall under "finders keepers" so she will have to fight for the little girl. Acting Chief Gabe Perryman has a surprise for Miranda Hathaway this Christmas but will it turn out the way he hopes? The spirit of Christmas is restored in Cutler and surprises abound. For certain, this is one Christmas that no one will soon forget