Diane Noble

El Littllefield runs The Butler Did It catering. It's the perfect cover for her to solve "who-done-its" (nothing too dangerous, please!) in this small university town nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains. While catering her most important event yet--a fancy retirement dinner for Dr. Max Haverhill, life-long bachelor and history dean--countless guests fall ill, a 200 year-old relic is stolen, and her best friend vanishes. All in the first hour. As El and Max race to solve the mystery, they discover there's more to their relationship than simply solving the case.

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The curious case of the missing figurehead

Evoking the mysterious and beautiful ways God reaches across generations, "The Last Storyteller" interweaves a medieval adventure story with the dilemmas of contemporary romance.

The Last Storyteller

Amanda MacLean

"Ivy Rose has come home to ease the suffering of her people ... and she isn't about to let anyone stop her"-back cover.

Kingdom Come

Ensnared in a religion she increasingly questions, Bronwyn faces an impossible choice. When recently widowed Bronwyn becomes the second wife to Gabriel MacKay, she promises her new sister wife and best friend, Mary Rose, that the marriage will remain platonic. But she finds herself falling in love with the man who has promised to keep her safe—even as her heart struggles with her promise to her friend. When Gabriel marries a third wife, and as the practice of polygamy increases and the age of brides decreases, Bronwyn begins to question the righteousness of this new religion. Even as the Saints journey to Salt Lake Valley, their new promised land, Bronwyn and Mary Rose plot their escape. But when they are suspected of treachery by Brigham Young's secret army—whose mission it is to punish apostates—the two sister wives face the most difficult decision of their lives, one that can mean life or death for those they love.

Brides of Gabriel, Book Two

The Betrayal

Book Two of the trilogy about the early days of California.

The Blossom and the Nettle

A woman searches for a missing writer, and in the process discovers an old flame and a sinister cult.

Tangled Vines

Filled with warmth and tender insights, Heart of Glass follows the unforgettable Fairwyn March from young adulthood through midlife during the final decades of the nineteenth century. A free-spirited beauty whose life brims with mountain lore and dulcimer music, Fairwyn disastrously loses her heart to the ambitions of a man who wants only to change her. Determined to be everything her husband wants, she gives up the core of herself. Then one day, she discovers a secret that shatters her world. Sending herself into self-imposed exile, Fairwyn allows her family to believe her dead. Her journey takes her across the continent–and into the landscape of her heart. In the most unlikely of places–California’s decaying Mission San Juan Capistrano–she meets another exile in need of healing. Bound together in tender friendship, they also discover hope in God’s promise of love without condition. A spellbinding journey into the human heart. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Heart of Glass

A shroud of secrecy cloaks a new nineteenth-century sect known simply as the Saints. But that veil is about to be drawn away. Amidst the majestic beauty of 1857 Utah, the members of one secluded religious group claim to want nothing more than to practice their beliefs without persecution. Yet among them are many who engage in secret vows and brutal acts of atonement…all in the name of God. But one young woman, Hannah McClary, dares to question the truth behind the shroud. Soon Hannah and the young man she loves–Lucas Knight, who has been trained from childhood to kill on behalf of the Church–find themselves fighting for their very lives. As a group of unwary pioneer families marches into Utah toward a tragic confrontation with the Saints at a place called Mountain Meadows, Hannah and Lucas are thrust into the most difficult conflict of all–a battle for truth and justice–even as they are learning for the first time about unconditional love, acceptance, and forgiveness.…

The Veil

Kathleen Fuller

Pamela Griffin

An anthology of three historical novellas includes "A Place to Call Home," in with a high-society woman falls in love while helping the needy; "The Heart of a Stranger," in which a woman fears her sweetheart may have murdered her father; and "Christmas Legacy," in which a widow discovers a widower and his family at her recently inherited farm. Original.

Christmas Homecoming

When the Taste Network rolls into Copper Mill to film a popular cooking show, the town is in for big excitement, big personalities—and one very big mystery! A recipe for disaster... Kate Hanlon is thrilled about reconnecting with her childhood friend, Susannah Applebaum, now the host of Great Chefs of the South. But when the network's producer mysteriously disappears, all clues point to Susannah as somehow being involved. Susannah pleads her innocence, but how well does Kate really know her friend after all this time? And just what is so special about the secret recipes that Susannah has been hiding? With so much on the line, can Kate find the missing ingredient to this mystery before it's too late?

The Missing Ingredient

She’s Passionate about Solving the Case ... with the Town’s Life-Long Bachelor El Littllefield runs The Butler Did It catering. It’s the perfect cover for her to solve “who-done-its” (nothing too dangerous, please!) in this small university town nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains. While catering her most important event yet—a fancy retirement dinner for Dr. Max Haverhill, life-long bachelor and history dean—countless guests fall ill, a 200 year-old relic is stolen, and her best friend vanishes. All in the first hour. As El and Max race to solve the mystery, they discover there’s more to their relationship than simply solving the case. Welcome to Eden’s Bridge—the perfect small town setting for big intrigue, romance, and humor.

Diane Noble

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