Rachael Phillips

When Liz Eckardt leaves behind her hectic life as a Boston lawyer to become an innkeeper in charming Pleasant Creek, Indiana, she hopes to find solace and answers as she mourns the loss of her mother, Abigail. Along with her mother's diary and an antique heirloom quilt, Liz inherited a family secret: Abigail cut ties with her Amish family years ago, a family Liz never knew existed, and Liz yearns to unravel the mystery of her mother's past. Liz settles...

The discovery of a secret passage and room Paisley mansion has taken Shannon McClain and the Purls of Hope on a treasure hunt.

"Liz and her new friends-- along with Beans, the inn's resident bulldog-- will captivate you as they find themselves wrapped up in a string of thrilling mysteries, all while Liz strives to find her place among the the kind and often intriguing members of Pleasant Creek's Amish Community"-- "Liz Echardt still has a lot to learn about life in Pleasant Creek, Indiana. Expecting the dreary months of February and March to be an off-season for her newly...

October 1 kicks off the Month of the Faeries in the Scottish village of Loch Mallaig, Michigan, when the residents take turns playing creative pranks on their friends and loved ones. Although new to town, Bread on Arrival bakehouse owners Carol MacCallan, Laura Donovan, and Molly Ferris humor the locals and participate in the annual tradition --- but their merry mischief backfires and they soon suffer retaliation at the hands of their unamused handyman,...

A rash of break-ins at nearby Amish farms coincides with the arrival of a charming but eccentric inn guest who claims to be seeking long-lost kin.

When a local Amish woman ends up dead on frozen Jaynes Lake, Crystal, Olympic figure skater and champion ice queen, becomes the prime suspect.

Having opened a bakehouse alongside her best friends, found love with handsome resort owner Fergus MacGregor, and solved numerous mysteries in Loch Mallaig, Michigan, since making it her adopted hometown, Molly Ferris has come to expect the unexpected from the quaint Scottish town. Nothing prepared her, though, for what happens when she gets both a seemingly cursed wedding gift from Fergus and a surprise visit from a persnickety relative who upsets...

Introduces the events surround the birth of Jesus. Also includes information on Christmas customs; the well-known carol, "Away in the Manger;" and a recipe for Christmas cookies.

A story of how Judah saved the Jews and their beliefs from King Antiochus. Includes information about the significance of the Hanukkah festival today, a Hanukkah recipe, and instructions for the game of dreidel.