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The Wedding Dress Quilt: A Waxahachie, Texas, Quilt Mystery
by Jeffree Wyn ItrichFamily secrets, a second chance at love, and a stalker—trouble is right around the corner. Adopted as an infant, art quilter Lisbeth James has no clue about the family waiting for her. After her maternal grandmother dies, Lisbeth inherits the family home and travels to Texas to claim her inheritance. There, she finds long-lost family, a man who makes her heart flutter, a feeling she has not known since the passing of her ex-fiancé, and a hidden treasure—a stunning wedding dress— that inspires her to make a double wedding ring quilt. Yet beneath the newfound joy, she discovers a stalker and pieces of her past, she senses foul play in her ex-fiancé’s seemingly accidental death. Weaves timeless themes cherished by readers of all ages: second chances, finding family, and new love The relatable main character, an avid quilter, stumbles upon her mother’s unworn wedding dress, inspiring her to create an extraordinary, prize-winning double wedding ring quilt. The main character confronts her deepest fears, embraces life-altering challenges, and uncovers the darkness that follows her to a small town in Texas.
Wedding Duress
by Elizabeth Lynn Casey"The Southern Sewing Circle will win your heart."--Monica Ferris, USA Today Bestselling AuthorLibrarian Tori Sinclair is tying the knot--as long as a murder doesn't unravel her plans...Tori is ecstatic to become Mrs. Milo Wentworth in a few days, but she has a lot to do before she sashays down the aisle. Favors need to be sewn, vows need to be written--and a mystifying murder needs to be solved.When Beatrice, a fellow member of the Sweet Briar Ladies Society Sewing Circle, learns that her former nanny took a fatal fall in her new employers' home, she suspects the death was not an accident. Now Tori's spending her last days as a single woman untangling rumors and stitching together motives to find a killer. But can she nab a murderer and make it to the church on time?
The Wedding From Hell: Part 1: The Rehearsal Dinner
by J. R. WardThe first part of a brand new ebook-only story from bestselling author J. R. Ward. This exclusive prequel to her upcoming standalone suspense Consumed (available in October 2018) takes us back to where it all started between arson investigator Anne Ashburn and 'bad boy' firefighter Danny Maguire. Are you ready for The Wedding From Hell?It's a classic recipe for disaster: Take one bridesmaid who thinks pink is the root of all evil. Mix with a best man who's hotter than a four-alarm fire. Add in their explosive sexual attraction, a nightmare bridezilla, two catfights, and an emergency call, and you have the wedding from hell! Experience the sizzling start of Anne and Danny's intense relationship. Is this the start of something good...or just an erotic one-night stand that rocks their world, but must never be repeated? Only their hearts know the answer to that, much as their minds might disagree.
The Wedding From Hell: Part 2: The Reception
by J. R. WardThe second part of a brand new ebook-only story from bestselling author J. R. Ward. This exclusive prequel to her upcoming standalone suspense Consumed takes us back to where it all started between arson investigator Anne Ashburn and 'bad boy' firefighter Danny Maguire.Are you ready for The Wedding From Hell?As the wedding from hell continues, Anne and Danny find themselves walking the delicate balance between professional distance and explosive attraction. Will the desire they feel last through the night and change their lives? Or are they doomed to part after one night of passion?
The Wedding Gift Goof
by Carolyn KeeneA SAD STORY FOR A HAPPY DAY Nancy's teacher is getting married, and the whole class has chipped in to get her a gift. Bess was put in charge of the money, and now she's horrified. The money has just disappeared!It's almost time to say, "I do." But who took the money? Everyone is saying: "I didn't. I didn't." And Nancy doesn't have a clue. Not yet. But she will . . .and what a surprise it will be!
The Wedding Gift Goof (The Nancy Drew Notebooks #13)
by Carolyn KeeneA SAD STORY FOR A HAPPY DAY. Nancy's teacher is getting married, and the whole class has chipped in to get her a gift. Bess was put in charge of the money, and now she's horrified. The money has just disappeared!It's almost time to say, "I do." But who took the money? Everyone is saying: "I didn't. I didn't." And Nancy doesn't have a clue. Not yet. But she will... and what a surprise it will be!
The Wedding Guest: An Alex Delaware Novel (Alex Delaware #34)
by Jonathan Kellerman<P><P>Psychologist Alex Delaware and detective Milo Sturgis unravel a shocking crime at a raucous wedding reception in this gripping psychological thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling master of suspense. <P><P>LAPD Lieutenant Milo Sturgis is a fine homicide detective, but when he needs to get into the mind of a killer, he leans on the expertise of his best friend, the brilliant psychologist Dr. Alex Delaware. <P><P>While Sturgis has a knack for piecing together the details of a crime, Delaware can decipher the darkest intents driving the most vicious of perpetrators. And there’s no better place for the doctor’s analytical skills to shine than a rowdy hall full of young men and women intoxicated on life and lust . . . and suddenly faced with the specter of death. <P><P>Summoned to a run-down former strip joint, Delaware and Sturgis find themselves crashing a wild Saints and Sinners–themed wedding reception. But they’re not the only uninvited guests. <P><P>A horrified bridesmaid has discovered the body of a young woman, dressed to impress in pricey haute couture and accessorized with a grisly red slash around her neck. What’s missing is any means of identification, or a single partygoer who recognizes the victim. <P><P>The baffled bride is convinced the stranger snuck in to sabotage her big day—and the groom is sure it’s all a dreadful mistake. <P><P>But Delaware and Sturgis have a hundred guests to question, and a sneaking suspicion that the motive for murder is personal. Now they must separate the sinners from the saints, the true from the false, and the secrets from those keeping them. The party’s over—and the hunt for whoever killed it is on. <P><b>A New York Times Bestseller</b>
A Wedding in Maine: A McCullagh Inn Story (BookShots Flames)
by James Patterson Jen MclaughlinThe McCullagh Inn is now open for weddings.Jeremy Holland is exactly what Chelsea O'Kane wants in a man. After he proposes, she's ecstatic to host their wedding at the inn they built together. But it isn't long before the secrets from Chelsea's past refuse to stay buried, and they could ruin everything....BookShots Flames Original romances presented by JAMES PATTERSON Novels you can devour in a few hours Impossible to stop reading
The Wedding Night
by Jayne Ann KrentzOwen Sutherland's whirlwind courtship has left Angie Townsend breathless and in love-and hopeful that the fierce rivalry that has divided their powerful families will finally end. She is, after all, a romantic at heart. But now, nestled in their honeymoon suite, Angie suspects she may also be a fool. A sudden, hushed phone call warns her of the terrible truth: her marriage is a sham, nothing more than a clever corporate raid orchestrated by her powerful, handsome new husband. The very husband reaching out to lead her to their wedding bed... Is it true? Is Owen Sutherland a calculating stranger ... or the man she's married for better or for worse? Until Angie knows for certain, her wedding night is on hold-indefinitely.
The Wedding Night: A Novel
by Harriet WalkerAfter ending her engagement, a woman decides to go on a much-needed getaway with her friends to clear her head—but she soon realizes her secret may be the one thing she can&’t get away from.When Lizzie calls off her wedding in the south of France only a week before the big day, not even her closest friends know why. But since the château is already paid for, they figure it&’s the perfect place to take Lizzie and get her mind off her suddenly single state. But when the party arrives, the wedding is waiting for them—food, flowers, and all. The next day, Lizzie wakes to find her friends have drunkenly reveled in the wedding-that-wasn&’t—but not all their antics were benign. Someone is set on tormenting Lizzie, and she can&’t figure out who.The more the friends try to piece together exactly what happened that night, the more secrets start to come out. The biggest secret of all—the one that must not come out—is Lizzie&’s. But as intimidating messages appear around the château, it seems that someone intends to pursue her until it does. Will Lizzie ever be able to escape her past, or will it destroy more than one life on this trip?
The Wedding Night
by Harriet WalkerWhat do you do when the wedding of your dreams turns into a nightmare?When Lizzie calls off her wedding in the south of France only a week before the big day, not even her closest friends know why. But since the chateau is already paid for, they figure it's the perfect place to take Lizzie's her mind off her suddenly single state.But when the group arrives, the wedding is waiting for them - food, flowers, and all.The next day, Lizzie wakes to find her friends have drunkenly revelled in the wedding-that-wasn't - but not all their antics were benign. Someone is set on tormenting Lizzie, and she can't think who.The more the friends try to piece together exactly what happened that night, the more secrets start to come out . . .
The Wedding Night: A stylish and gripping thriller about deception and female friendship
by Harriet WalkerWhat do you do when the wedding of your dreams turns into a nightmare?What do you do when the wedding of your dreams turns into a nightmare?When Lizzie calls off her wedding in the south of France only a week before the big day, not even her closest friends know why. But since the chateau is already paid for, they figure it's the perfect place to take Lizzie's her mind off her suddenly single state.But when the group arrives, the wedding is waiting for them - food, flowers, and all.The next day, Lizzie wakes to find her friends have drunkenly revelled in the wedding-that-wasn't - but not all their antics were benign. Someone is set on tormenting Lizzie, and she can't think who.The more the friends try to piece together exactly what happened that night, the more secrets start to come out . . .(P) 2021 Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
The Wedding Night Affair: An Historical Mystery (Ash & Juliana #1)
by L.C. SharpAn unlikely pair explores the darkest corners of London society in this thrilling historical mystery.The year is 1748, and Lady Juliana Uppingham awakens in a pool of blood, with no memory of how her new husband ended up dead beside her. Her distaste for her betrothed was no secret, but even so, Juliana couldn&’t possibly have killed him…could she?Juliana&’s only hope is Sir Edmund Ashendon, a dashing baronet with a knack for solving seemingly unsolvable crimes—and a reputation for trouble. A man as comfortable in the rookeries of St. Giles as he is in the royal court, Ash believes Juliana is innocent, though all signs point to her as the killer. He doesn&’t expect to develop a soft spot for the spirited widow, one that only grows when escalating threats against Juliana force Ash to shelter her in his home.When another body is found, it becomes clear that Juliana has been dragged into something much, much bigger than simply her husband&’s murder. With a collection of deadly black-tipped feathers as their sole clue and a date at the end of a hangman&’s noose looming, they&’ll have to find the real killer—before it&’s too late.Ash & JulianaBook 1: The Wedding Night AffairBook 2: The Sign of the Raven
The Wedding Planners: Books 2 – 4 The Bride Quartet
by Nora RobertsThree romantic stories from globally bestselling author, Nora Roberts, about four childhood friends who run a wedding planning business together: contains A Bed of Roses, Savour the Moment and Happy Ever AfterBed of RosesAlthough Emmaline Grant loves being a wedding florist, she still hasn't found her own Mr Right. But the last place Emma's looking is right under her nose.And that's just where Jack Cooke is. He's been best friends with Parker's brother for years, which makes him practically family. Now the architect has begun to admit to himself that his feelings for Emma have developed into much more than friendship, and when she returns his passion - kiss for blistering kiss - things start to get complicated. Jack has never been big on commitment. Emma yearns for a lifelong love affair. And if the two are to find common ground, they must trust in their history - and in their hearts . . .Savour the MomentChef Laurel McBane has worked hard all her life to secure her dream - to be an award-winning baker. Now, her wedding cakes are as close as anyone can get to edible perfection - stunning creations that complement Mac's beautiful photographs and Emmaline's floral bouquets. Because Laurel has worked so hard to overcome her tough upbringing, she is wary about letting anything, or anyone, get in the way of her work. But a slowly simmering chemistry with Parker's brother Del has suddenly become too hot to ignore . . .Happy Ever AfterWith her three best friends now happily settled in relationships, only workaholic Parker remains single. Her business is her life and she devotes all her energies to it. But someone is about to divert her focus...This collection contains books 2 - 4 in The Bride Quartet. All four books in the series (Book 1 - Vision in White) are available for sale separately.
The Wedding Plot: A Mercy Carr Mystery (A Mercy Carr Mystery #4)
by Paula MunierThe Wedding Plot, USA Today bestselling author Paula Munier's fourth Mercy Carr mystery, finds Mercy and Elvis at a deadly Vermont wedding.Love never dies a natural death… When Mercy’s grandmother Patience marries her longtime beau Claude Renault at the five-star Lady’s Slipper Inn, it promises to be the destination wedding of the year. Just as the four-day extravaganza is due to begin, the inn’s spa director Bodhi St. George disappears—and Mercy’s mother Grace sends Mercy and Elvis to find him. But what they discover instead is a stranger skewered by a pitchfork in the barn on the goat farm where St. George lived. As Mercy tries to figure out who the victim is and where St. George is hiding, the bride and groom’s estranged relations gather for the first of the pre-wedding festivities. Long-buried rivalries and resentments surface—and Mercy realizes that they’re all keeping secrets that could tear both families apart. When Elvis interrupts the escalating melodrama to alert Mercy to an intruder on the estate, she finds a wounded St. George in the cottage where she and Troy are staying. St. George is not who he says he is—but when he escapes from the hospital and disappears again, Mercy thinks he’s gone for good. With the wedding imminent and the families at each other’s throats, she decides finding St. George will have to wait. The big day arrives—but the danger is far from over. With the families and the festivities still under threat, it’s up to Mercy and Elvis together with Troy and Susie Bear to stop the killer and save the bride and groom—before death do they part.
The Wedding Shawl
by Sally GoldenbaumIzzy Chambers is about to get married, but much remains to be done. The wedding plans get complicated when the wedding party's hair stylist is found dead. All the Seaside Knitters really know is they must rally to find some answers, so Izzy can don the wedding shawl they're surprising her with--and replace the whispers about town with wedding bells.
The Wedding Soup Murder: An Italian Kitchen Mystery
by Rosie GenovaVictoria Rienzi came home to the Jersey Shore to write a new book, learn the family restaurant business, and practice the fine art of Italian cooking. But when delicious dishes are paired with murder, Vic has a little too much on her plate... <P><P> When Vic asked her nonna for more responsibility in the kitchen, she didn't mean forming a thousand tiny meatballs by hand for the family's famous wedding soup. The dish is to be served at the reception for a close family friend at the exclusive Belmont Country Club. And once there Vic has to deal with a demanding bridezilla and clashes in the kitchen--between the staff and servers, between two egocentric head chefs, and between the country club president and...well...everyone.<P> The wedding comes off without a hitch--until the body of the club's president is found on the beach below a high seawall. Now Vic will need to use her noodle to find out who pushed whom too far...before she's the one who lands in the soup! INCLUDES RECIPES
Wedding Station (A John Russell WWII Spy Thriller #7)
by David DowningThe prequel to David Downing&’s bestselling Station series introduces John Russell, an Englishman with a political past who must keep his head down as the Nazis solidify their power.February 27, 1933. In this stunning prequel to the John Russell espionage novels, the Reichstag parliament building in Berlin is set ablaze. It&’s just a month after Hitler&’s inauguration as Chancellor of Germany, and the Nazis use the torching to justify a campaign of terror against their political opponents. John Russell&’s recent separation from his wife threatens his right to reside in Germany and any meaningful relationship with his six-year-old son, Paul. He has just secured work as a crime reporter for a Berlin newspaper, and the crimes which he has to report—the gruesome murder of a rent boy, the hit-and-run death of a professional genealogist, the suspicious disappearance of a Nazi-supporting celebrity fortune-teller—are increasingly entangled in the wider nightmare engulfing Germany. Each new investigation carries the risk of Russell&’s falling foul of the authorities, at a time when the rule of law has completely vanished, and the Nazis are running scores of pop-up detention centers, complete with torture chambers, in every corner of Berlin.
Wedding Takedown: Cowboy At Arms Colton Baby Homecoming Her Secret Spy Wedding Takedown (Silver Valley P.D. #2)
by Geri KrotowIn this romantic suspense, when a woman stumbles upon political corruption in her small town, she goes under the protection of the cop who broke her heart.Florist Kayla Paruso has been hired to decorate the mayor’s daughter’s wedding, but when she witnesses the murder of the mayor’s top aide, rumors of corruption—even a cult connection—swirl through the town. Could the mayor really be involved? Luckily the SVPD offers Kayla the very best protection: Detective Rio Ortego. Who just happens to be the last guy Kayla dated. With the wedding fast approaching, Kayla’s the perfect person to pry into the mayor’s dangerous secrets, but Rio won’t hear of it. And as their old attraction reignites, Rio’s cop instincts clash with his need to safeguard the woman he’s falling in love with all over again . . .
A Wedding to Die For (The Weddingville Mystery Series #1)
by Adrianne LeeWELCOME TO WEDDINGVILLEA hundred years ago, a tiny town on the Puget Sound attracted a passel of bachelors desperate to marry. Thanks to the miracle of mail order, they did, and Weddingville was born. Hollywood costumer Daryl Anne Blessing knows that story all too well, and she hasn't missed it, or much else about her hometown - except for hunky photographer Seth Quinlan. Now Daryl Anne returns to Weddingville to see her best friend say I do . . . and witnesses a whole lot of something hitting the fan-and it's not rice.As the maid of honor, Daryl Anne must keep the bride calm, no matter what. But last time she checked, "what" didn't include the bride's estranged mother turning up, scandalizing the locals - and getting herself murdered. Nor did it include digging for clues with Seth, while trying to remember exactly why she left him behind. It's quite a juggling act, even for a seasoned multi-tasker like Daryl Anne. She soon attracts lusty glances from Seth-and the attention of a killer who's determined to take this town out of business . . .
A Wedding to Die For (Brandt and Donnelly Capers #3)
by Xavier MayneA Brandt and Donnelly Caper: Case File ThreeWhen a high-profile gay celebrity couple asks two of the city's most established vendors to provide cake and flowers for their wedding and they refuse, a resulting boycott threatens to shut them down. It's up to the next generation in the family-owned businesses to save them from ruin. Justin Capella, baker's son, and Roman Montgomery, floral scion, work together to plan the gay wedding of the year. Justin and Roman haven't seen each other since that fateful day in third grade when a single kiss shocked Justin and sent Roman to boarding school. As fate would have it, Justin and Roman rediscover love while working on the wedding. But disaster might pry them apart again. Troopers Brandt and Donnelly are working with a statewide task force for the rights of LGBT citizens--all while searching for a killer wedding planner. As guests at the "wedding of the year," they are the first responders when all hell breaks loose. In investigating, the troopers are led to a shadowy figure they believe seduced Roman into doing his bidding. But the real murderer will cover his tracks at all costs, including Roman and Justin's lives.
A Wedding to Die For
by Leann SweeneyFrom the author of Pick Your Poison comes a crazy case of matrimonial murder and a broken-hearted bride-to-be when a family guest gets hit over the head with a gift. The bad reception only gets deadlier for Houston PI Abby Rose, enlisted to resolve the wedding fiasco. .
Wedding Waffle Murder (A Wicked Waffle Paranormal Cozy #6)
by Carolyn Q. HunterWhat would a wedding be without a few ghosts and a murder? Frank and Sonja are getting ready for a last-minute spring wedding. Wanting to have a small, simple ceremony, the couple is scurrying about, rushing to get together decorations, cake, and a dress, so that they can be married at Sonja’s favorite place on earth--The Waffle Diner and Eatery! Unfortunately, when the ceremony is interrupted by a couple of crazed parents claiming their adult daughter was abducted by a backwoods cult, the happy day is put on hold. Things only get more complicated when the young woman is found dead under most peculiar circumstances. Will Sonja and Frank get to the bottom of this latest murder mystery, or will their wedding be permanently postponed?
Weddings Are Murder (Susan Henshaw Suburban Mysteries #11)
by Valerie WolzienDead on Arrival Suburban housewife Susan Henshaw dips into the middle-age blues after hearing the news that her little girl, Chrissy, is getting married. To bolster her spirits, Susan plans to produce the wedding to end all weddings. Chrissy's college roommate, now a designer in Italy, agrees to create an original wedding dress. Then, on the day before the ceremony, the long-anticipated box arrives. Yet the contents are a bit unexpected. For instead of a delicate confection of lace and tulle, nestled inside is a strangled corpse. Is someone trying to ruin the season's biggest wedding? Over Susan's dead body... You'll find more of the puzzling, often funny, Susan Henshaw mysteries in the Bookshare library. Look for: #11. Death at a Discount, #14. An Anniversary to Die For and #16. Death in Duplicate, with more to come.
Wedgewood Grey: Book Two
by John Aubrey AndersonJohn Aubrey Anderson artfully crafts the compelling story of the conflict between the natural and spirit worlds and Missy Parker and Mose Washington, caught between.