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...

Marla Vail by Nancy J. Cohen

I’m Marla Vail, hairstylist and amateur sleuth. Since I got married and had a baby, I’d sworn off crime solving. But how could I resist when my mother called to say she’d found a dead body in her shower? Oy vey! She and my stepdad are in the midst of a bathroom...