Judith Silverman by Meg Macy

You might ask how I ended up as mayor of Silver Hollow—a small town with a heart-of-gold community near Ann Arbor, Michigan. We’re into teddy bears here, due to my husband Alex’s teddy bear shop and factory. After he retired ten years ago, our daughter Sasha began...

Hanneke Bauer by Kathleen Ernst

When I stepped off the ship in Milwaukee a few days ago, ending my long voyage across the Atlantic, I had expected that a day in my life would soon brim with everything I had dreamed of: an affectionate and intelligent husband, a farm to tend, the anticipation of a...

Phoebe Meyers by Anne Canadeo

My name is Phoebe Meyers, assistant manager of the Black Sheep & Company knitting shop. Guess you could say I’m the, “and company” part of the shop’s name? My boss and good friend, Maggie Messina changed the sign when she gave me a big promotion about a year ago....

Rose Strickland by Terri L. Austin

Eggnog pancakes. Gingerbread waffles. Pumpkin spice sweet rolls. These are a few of the seasonal specials at Ma’s Diner. Just don’t ask for a latte or a peppermint mochaccino, or Ma, the owner, and my nearly eighty-year-old boss, will give you a lecture on how real...

Savannah Mills by Lena Gregory

If I’m being perfectly honest, I have to admit my life is not usually nearly as hectic and out of control as it is right at this moment. Not only am I trying to get ready for the holidays while working full-time as a waitress at my best friend Gia Morelli’s All-Day...

Flo and Maude by Sarah Osborne

Hi Everyone: This is Sarah. Sarah Osborne, author of the Flo and Maude Christmas Cozies. I thought about letting my characters speak for themselves. After all, they are the ones who do the work in the series, but then I realized I’d probably be the person to give the...