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Quinn Taylor is a boy growing up on a central Kansas farm in the 70s. He loves the game of baseball, but has a dad who hates sports. For Quinn to keep following his dream of playing the game, he must extract help from his mom, a brother, and a friend. Testing Quinn's love for baseball are several obstacles to overcome: dealing with God, a distracting girl, and other family members. This semi-autobiographical novel was inspired by the author's memories...

Too many suspects are hiding under the covers. Can she blanket the culprit before they stitch up more victims? Taylor Quinn is full of love and living it up in the city. But when her mother dies suspiciously and she rushes home to take over the family's small-town quilt shop, her whole world unravels. Discovering her grieving young sister blames herself, she vows to prove everyone's innocence. In way over her head, Taylor's investigation pulls a thread...

Everybody keeps saying it's time to send Grandpa Ernie to an old folks home, but Taylor Quinn isn't sure she agrees. As Grandpa says, "Everyone who moves there dies." And since the latest death at Bible Creek Care Home was the chaplain who was stabbed in the back during the annual resident tea party, Taylor is beginning to believe her grandpa. One of the waitstaff thinks she saw the murderer and turns to the only person she knows can help: Taylor...

A mysterious abandoned quilt. A sinister string of murders. Can this amateur sleuth follow the pattern to catch the killer? After much hard work, Taylor Quinn is finally finding relief from the trauma of losing her mom. Invited to help solve the mystery of an abandoned quilt, she agrees to take on the pleasant distraction. But her innocent investigation leads her straight to a dead body with a pair of sewing shears stuck in its back. When two journalists...