Quilters of the Bunco Club


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The eight close-knit women in the bunco club enjoy quilting just as well as gathering for bunco. Even better, Phreedom uses her new-found wealth to purchase a former convent to create the Mayflower Quilters Retreat. Phree and Rosa each have issues that take them face to face with their futures. The club members' strong friendship and love of quilting support each other as they face the challenges of life and family.




Quilting Friends Forever


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Helen has a surprise to reveal at the board meeting of the Mayflower Quilters Retreat. Instead, she ends up being devastated by a betrayal. Why does Helen's reaction leave her with a memory loss? Around the same time, Helen learns that something nefarious is happening to her elderly aunt. Is the story reliable or just the product of someone's overactive imagination? Nancy is blindsided in her eighth month of pregnancy by a visit from her infuriating, society-conscious mother. Nancy questions her relationship with her mother after reliving the truth of a long-ago memory which she has never shared. Nancy must confront the fact that her new stepson, Nick, is struggling with dyslexia. Even her extensive experience as a life-long tutor can't convince her husband to face reality, but Nancy refuses to let Nick fall through the cracks. Can she come up with a plan that Michael and Nick will both accept? Everything comes to a head during a Bunco Club evening at Marge's, as an unexpected visitor forces all of the women to leave.




The Bunco Club


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THE BUNCO CLUB was named 2013 Book of the Year Finalist by the Chicago Writers Association. No Bunco experience is necessary to enjoy this book, so grab the dice and share the fun and favorite recipes of Bunco night! Eight women, eight months, eight individual tales merge into one compelling story of friendship in THE BUNCO CLUB. Attitudes surface and personalities clash as struggles, secrets, and obsessions emerge. Follow the lives of eight quilters from Chicagoland as they gather once a month to play Bunco, the popular no-skills dice game. The last thing Lettie wants is for a member to quit their Bunco Club, but a well-guarded hoarding obsession may cause that very thing to happen. When Nancy's one-love contacts her after twenty years, she shares tidbits each month about the devastating breakup along with news of a possible reunion, and she finds there is no shortage of opinions from the women of THE BUNCO CLUB. Follow the members as their stories are revealed and woven together through the bond of friendship-from a heart stopping discovery of a national historic treasure, to a 39-year-old secret, to a mom whose child is devastated from being bullied. Eight women capture the hearts of readers who will long to be members of THE BUNCO CLUB.




Threads of Friendship


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THREADS OF FRIENDSHIP: MARGE & BETH Book 3 of The Bunco Club Series Be prepared to share your love of quilting and form lasting friendships when you pass through the doors of the Mayflower Quilters Retreat. Gather with fellow quilters as the world-class quilting haven hosts its soft opening. Follow Marge and Beth as they determine which threads they will hold dear and which ones must be clipped. Marge Russell balances her duties between General Manager of the MQR and unexpected issues of her personal life. Antagonized by her sister, Marge must decide how to proceed with their relationship. Where will first year college student Val Russell's reckless behavior lead her, and will Marge be able to help her daughter? Losing an endless battle against the impulse to hoard, Beth Stevenson makes a choice to deceive her husband while safeguarding worthless items. Someone is cyberstalking Beth about her disorder, but who? Will hoarding drive her husband and family away and will Beth ultimately be forced to choose between her obsession and her family? Explore the power and shortcomings of families and friends in THREADS OF FRIENDSHIP: MARGE & BETH, Book 3 of The Bunco Club Series.




Quilting Warriors


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What makes someone a quilting warrior? The quilting women of the Bunco Club know how to celebrate. This time they really rise to the occasion as they design the perfect wedding for one of their own, but the day before the ceremony, an approaching snowstorm threatens to play havoc with carefully laid plans. As Nedra struggles to fulfill her lifelong dream of writing a novel, she is suddenly faced with the death of a fellow employee and forced to come to terms with a promise she made long ago. A ruthless attack causes heartbreak for Lettie. Can an attractive stranger change her long-standing mindset about relationships, or is he just another guy putting his needs before hers? The members of the Bunco Club face a shock when Big Brother threatens the very existence of the Mayflower Quilters Retreat. The women put up a fight to protect their beloved MQR, but will their warrior spirit be powerful enough?




Crafternoon


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Hello, Crafternooners! Maura Madden invites you to enjoy a fun-filled afternoon of crafting.... Named after a monthly event that comedian and crafting superstar Maura Madden began hosting in 2002 as a way to get her friends together, meet new people, and have a good time making some cool stuff, Crafternoon is both an entertaining how-to guide and an irreverent social manifesto. Organized by month and theme, Crafternoon explains how to create and host a fun-filled casual gathering (including recipes for snacks and decorating tips) that celebrates the art of crafting. Knot nautical-themed crafts to wear, quilt new additions to your home decor, make the perfect gift for any holiday, or feel free to BYOP (bring your own project). All crafters are always welcome and encouraged to bring guests, and if your knitting or clay-shaping skills are a bit rusty, that's fine, too -- there are instructions aplenty! A must-have for anyone who wants to get their craft on, this quirky guide offers a twelve-month blueprint for a year of connecting with friends old and new, and enjoying a possibly messy, but always fulfilling afternoon.




The Restaurant


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Three sisters. An inherited Nantucket restaurant. One year before they can sell. Jill lives a glamorous life in Manhattan as a co-owner of a successful executive search firm. Never married, she is in her mid-thirties and lives in a stunning, corner condo with breathtaking views of the city and Hudson river. Everyone thinks there's something going on with her partner, Billy, because as a workaholic, she spends more time with him than anyone else. There never has been, but Jill is starting to wonder if there could be. Emma lives in Arizona and is an elementary school teacher and an aspiring photographer. She met her college professor husband, Peter, in grad school and they've been married for fifteen years. In recent years, she's noticed that Peter has grown distant. But when he shares a surprising secret, she doesn't see it coming and her world is turned upside down. Mandy has two children and is married to her college sweetheart, Cory, who runs a wildly successful hedge fund from Nantucket. Now that the children are older, Mandy has more free time and is eager to do more than just volunteer with local charity events. But Cory doesn't want her to work. He thinks it doesn't reflect well on him and appearances are everything to Cory. Though when Mandy finds something unusual in his gym bag, she begins to question what is really going on. The girls are stunned when they learn about the restaurant, Mimi's Place and the condition their grandmother added to the will, leaving the restaurant equally to Mandy, Emma, and Jill--and also to Paul, the chef for the past twelve years, and Emma’s first love.




Inside the Bubble


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The Villages® retirement community in Central Florida is home to 700+ holes of golf, 200+ pickleball courts, 100 recreation centers, 100+ swimming pools, 3,000+ resident clubs and organizations, 100+ restaurants, a wide range of shops, grocery stores, and medical offices, free live entertainment nightly, and to top it off, nearly everything is golf cart accessible. With all of that in mind, it's no wonder why 130,000 retirees call it home.Yes, it's an incredible place, but it's not for everyone. Thousands of people buy and move here every year, but thousands more take a close look and decide it's not for them. This book was written to help you decide if it's the right place for you.




A Body in the Backyard


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It’s just an ordinary day for octogenarian sleuth Myrtle Clover - until her yardman discovers a dead body planted in her backyard. This death isn’t cut and dried - the victim was bashed in the head with one of Myrtle’s garden gnomes. Myrtle’s friend Miles recognizes the body and identifies him as Charles Clayborne... reluctantly admitting he’s a cousin. Charles wasn’t the sort of relative you bragged about - he was a garden variety sleaze, which is very likely why he ended up murdered. As Myrtle starts digging up dirt to nip the killings in the bud, someone’s focused on scaring her off the case. Myrtle vows to find the murderer... before she’s pushing up daisies, herself.




Crafty Alibis


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Will they catch the crafty criminal? Everyone in Pheasant Valley hates Buck Wilson. His wife. His girlfriend. And his next-door neighbor, Ella Denning, whose husband was killed by Buck in a drunk-driving accident. Ella, owner of the Bee’s Knees crafter’s outlet, is overjoyed when long-time friend Shelby Heaton returns to the small mountain town to heal from a broken relationship. Ella opens her heart and home to Shelby, but their happiness is short-lived when Buck turns up dead in the cemetery behind Ella’s house. Coincidence? Or simply bad luck for Buck? Several quirky townspeople are suspect, but when each comes up with a well-crafted alibi, all fingers point to Ella. Can amateur sleuth Shelby piece together clues and prove her friend’s innocence before they find another victim? Crafty Alibis, a story of frayed trust and mended friendship, will keep you guessing until the end.