In my brand new release, LET
IT SEW, the holidays are fast approaching and the members of the Sweet Briar
Ladies' Society Sewing Circle have much to do to get ready.
There are the usual things of course—baking cookies, making homemade
stockings, and the like. But there's also a few not so usual things that
threaten to wreak havoc on their preparations.
You know, things like a real live Grinch who has set her sights on Margaret
Louise's decades-long role as head of the town's decorating committee...
And a little boy whose fondest Christmas memories are being destroyed out of
jealousy and meanness...
Oh, and did I mention the dead body? The one Tori Sinclair unearths on the
grounds of the library during a late night dig with Leona and Margaret Louise?
The one with ties to the sewing circle's very existence?
Ho, Ho, Ho. Merry Christmas, huh?
Well don't despair. We are talking about the Sweet Briar Ladies' Society
Sewing Circle, aren't we? These ladies, while equal parts gentle and ornery,
know right from wrong. And standing by while the town's Christmas traditions are
turned inside out and backwards isn't in their DNA.
Nor is the idea of looking the other way when a child is unhappy.
And the dead body part? Well, the circumstances behind that aren't as cut and
dry as everyone else seems to think, especially when Tori and the gang discover
that the drawing that led them to the body is just one of many detailed
sketches drawn by a woman dying of Alzheimer's.
Might these same pictures point to a killer, as well?
Only time will tell.
But they better hurry. The sugar cookies are almost ready to come out of the oven...
Elizabeth Lynn Casey
is the author of the Southern Sewing Circle Mysteries. LET IT SEW—the
seventh book in the national best-selling series—has just hit store
shelves. In addition to her work on this series, she also pens the new Amish
Mysteries under her own name, Laura Bradford. When
she's not writing mysteries, she can also be found dabbling in romance. Her most
recent romance, STORYBOOK
DAD, holds a special place in her heart for its tie to Multiple Sclerosis.
For more information on her work, visit her websites: www.elizabethlynncasey.com and www.laurabradford.com
4 comments posted.
I love books that have groups of women as part of the story- be it a knitting group, quilting group, sewing group, etc. The story you wrote sounds like it has a lot of twists and turns to it, and I can't wait to read it, but I'll have to start at the beginning of the series!! Whomever did the artwork for your cover did a great job!! It's very colorful, and your eyes immediately are drawn to it. Congratulations on your book!!
(Peggy Roberson 4:34pm November 18, 2012)
Great cover and I enjoy reading about book clubs, sewing clubs and most especially food in stories. This looks like a lively read.
(Alyson Widen 5:25pm November 18, 2012)
Sewing is such a practical craft. I really admire those with great sewing skills and of course in a club, they are passing them on to others. I read a good many such mysteries, my favourites so far would be Maggie Sefton's knitting shop mysteries. Then I pass them to my mother who loves them. This looks like one I'll have to get hold of!
(Clare O'Beara 7:06am November 19, 2012)
I love these cozy mysteries. Best friends with a common hobby who solve mysteries, these books are the greatest.
(Kai Wong 10:22pm November 19, 2012)