Author: susanwittigalbert

From Susan Wittig Albert, the New York Times best-selling author of Queen Anne’s Lace, comes an intriguing new addition to her widely-acclaimed China Bayles Mysteries. ​China and Ruby Wilcox are presenting their annual “Not Just Plain Vanilla Workshop,” always a huge hit with customers at Thyme & Seasons Herb Shop. But someone involved with the workshop is driven by a deadly motive, and … a deadly motive, and China soon finds herself teaming up with the very pregnant Pecan Springs police chief Sheila Dawson to solve a vanilla-flavored murder. Sheila, happy to get out from behind the chief’s desk, is…

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It is 1934. FDR is in the White House, the New Deal is in full swing, and Prohibition has finally been repealed. Bestselling author Susan Wittig Albert returns to Darling, Alabama, where the ladies of the local garden club aren’t afraid to dig a little dirt if that’s what it takes to cultivate a mystery . . .When the Lucky Four Clovers run into a string of bad luck, it looks like the music may … music may have ended for Darling’s favorite barbershop quartet—just when the Dixie Regional Barbershop Competition is about to take place. To complicate things, there’s…

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A present-day ghost leads China Bayles to a secret from Pecan Springs’s past in this haunting mystery from New York Times bestselling author Susan Wittig Albert.While helping Ruby Wilcox clean up the loft above their shops, China comes upon a box of antique handcrafted lace and old photographs. Following the discovery, she hears a woman humming an old Scottish ballad and smells the delicate scent … smells the delicate scent of lavender.…Soon, strange happenings start to occur in Thyme and Seasons. When a customer sees a mysterious woman picking flowers nearby and then suddenly disappearing, China must finally admit what…

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A beloved New York Times bestselling author delivers “a mature, gripping, emotional drama” (Kirkus Reviews). As World War II rages, General Dwight D. Eisenhower rises through the ranks — while two women vie for his heart.

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From a beloved New York Times bestselling author who “consistently turns out some of the best-plotted mysteries on the market” (Houston Chronicle): When an old enemy resurfaces, China Bayles heads to Last Chance Olive Ranch to hide out. Can she and her husband outwit a dangerous man bent on revenge?

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From a New York Times bestselling author: When journalist Lorena is assigned to cover Eleanor Roosevelt, the two women discover a deep connection that transforms both of their lives. “This warm, extensively researched novel will entrance readers” (Kirkus Reviews starred review).

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From a New York Times bestselling author: After inheriting an old house she thinks might be haunted, Claire calls on her paranormally perceptive friend Ruby for help. And when sleuth China pops by for a visit, she realizes the mansion’s mystery might be linked to murder…

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“An absolute pleasure” (Kirkus Reviews): This fascinating novel explores Rose’s relationship and secret collaboration with her mother, beloved writer Laura Ingalls Wilder. The perfect book for anyone who loved Little House on the Prairie, from a New York Times bestselling author.

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