Beth Adams

"One, day, Tracy Doyle is thumbing through her grandma Pearl's Bible, which had been carried up to the attic following Pearl's death, the day after her 100th birthday. Tracy finds a handwritten family tree in the Bible's beginning pages. Tracy looks over the names she knows well, thinking of each person on the tree. Then, to her surprise, she sees the name Ezekiel Collins listed as one of her grandparents' descendants. Ezekiel Collins? Tracy is shocked....

"When Priscilla sees a small plane go down over the marsh, she immediately calls 911. But the authorities insist no distress calls were made, and no planes were reported missing. When she finally located the downed craft, she discovers that the pilot has vanished, and all signs indicate he wanted to disappear. What was on that plane that the pilot was so desperate to hide? Priscilla sets out to solve the mystery - and soon finds herself enmeshed...

"When an unconscious woman found in Hampton Park is brought to Mercy Hospital with no identification, Shirley recruits Anne to find out who the woman is and track down her family. Anne agrees, happy to help in any way she can. However, she soon learns that discovering Jane Doe's identity is a lot harder than she expected. The deeper Anne digs for answers, the more she realizes that, perhaps, Jane Doe's accident, which left her in a coma, wasn't an...

A fire at a downtown shop may have been set on purpose. Also, Tracy's daughter-in-law has been acting strangely.

"Captain Gerald reports to Priscilla that an abandoned houseboat, which had been moored anonymously in Vineyard Haven Harbor, has been discovered in the bay with apparent signs of foul play. Who is the boat's owner, and what happened to him? Many people in town report having seen a man on board with his dog, but no one seems to have so much as a guess as to his identity. When Priscilla follows the siren's call to solve this mystery, she finds clues...

Several years have passes since Meredith's husband died, giving her time to grieve and find a new love. But then a woman comes to Magnolia Investigations claiming that Ron's car accident was not an accident at all and that someone was trying to silence Ron for good because of what he was trying to expose. As Meredith dives into Ron's final case, she finds evidence of government corruption and greed. She even discovers information about the car accident...

During the Civil War, hundreds of enslaved people drowned in Ebenezer Creek after being abandoned by the Union Army. The houses near the creek are empty and rundown thanks to rumors that the area is haunted. The ladies of Magnola Investigations were hired to prove one of the houses is ghost-free. Meredith and Julia don't believe in ghosts, but they are puzzled when it looks like the family living in the house disappeared overnight, leaving all their...

Julia discovers a beautiful secret garden hidden in Savannah, but is horrified when she sees all the plants are deadly. She and Meredith enlist the help of botanists, expert gardeners, and even a carnivorous-plant enthusiast to help her track down who planted the garden and why. Meanwhile, Julia agrees to participate in a 5K for charity with her sister, but is concerned about Cassie's commandment.

A plumber digs up an old box on the grounds of the Wayfarers Inn. In the box are a dress, a bracelet, and newspaper clipping, an unmailed letter, and a knife stained with blood. As the Inn Crowd investigates the find, the friends uncover a forgotten chapter in the history of the area and learn more about the place they now call home. Meanwhile, Janice struggles to accept her daughter's new boyfriend.

Three new stories featuring one of the Howard sisters, Alice, Louise, and Jane, as they recall their most memorable Christmas guests at the inn. Whether it's a recent widower fulfilling his wife's final Christmas wish, a young girl struggling with feelings of rejection after her parents' divorce, or newlyweds in search of their own Christmas traditions.--adapted from page 4 of cover.