Crafts and Life

Krissy Hancock is staying in her adopted hometown of Pine Hills, Ohio, for Christmas this year—and she even has a whole week off from her combination bookstore-café. But a killer is about to dampen her spirits . . .   Unfortunately, Krissy’s been roped into filling in for a sick…

Liz McCall grew up in a playful winter wonderland but it was never her dream to manage her father’s vintage toyshop. However, after he sank his entire police pension into the business, someone needed to help him turn his dreams into reality—and keep him from sneaking off to patrol the…

  INGREDIENTS   450g fresh peas, in the pod (see note)   2 tablespoons olive oil   1 onion, finely chopped   2 cups arborio rice   5 1/2 cups Massel vegetable liquid stock   200g feta cheese, crumbled   1/4 cup mint leaves, shredded METHOD Step 1 Shell peas…

Catering a high-class trunk show at Heart's Desire Jewelry is a shining achievement for Theodosia and the Indigo Tea Shop. After all, a slew of jewelers, museums, and private collectors will be there to showcase their wares and sip some of Theo's best blends. But just as Theo settles in…

  Ingredients 2 tsp olive oil 2 x 200g packs Waitrose Early British Asparagus, trimmed and cut into 4cm lengths Bunch salad onions, roughly chopped 2 garlic cloves, crushed 1 tsp cumin seeds 1 pointed spring cabbage, halved and shredded (thick core discarded) 1 green chilli, sliced Few drops lemon…

South Cove’s local businesses are up in arms after volunteer fire chief Barry Gleason threatens to shut down anyone who doesn’t comply with the fire code. But when Barry schedules a training burn in an old abandoned barn, he is the only one who doesn't come out alive. Jill Gardner—owner of…

In The Reluctant Widow, Elinor Rochdale, a young woman of good birth but straitened circumstances, sets out to accept a position as a governess and ends up plunged into a tangle of foreign intrigue instead. Elinor's adventure begins when she inadvertently mistakes the carriage waiting at the coach stop for…

Sweet Briar is chosen for the setting of a new movie, and everyone is hoping to be cast as an extra-and lucky Tori Sinclair lands the gig. But fame has its price, as the town learns when the film's leading actress is found murdered. When suspicion falls on a member…

When Tori Sinclair's philandering ex turns up dead, the police chief believes it was murder-and that Tori may have been involved. Now, only the girls from the sewing circle will be able to help keep her life from coming apart at the seams… Tori and Margaret-Louise are supporting Rose through…