Judith Pella

Carolina Adams has an intense interest in the new technology of railroads. When her father hires a new tutor, James Baldwin, who shares the same interests, Carolina and James begin to have unexpected feelings for each other.

Run out of Omaha after uncovering an illegal land scheme, the Baldwin and O'Connor clans face new challenges when they reach California

The local church ladies society and their eligible daughters decide to make a quilt for the new circuit-riding preacher and try to outdo one another to gain the attention of the young minister, whose endearing mistakes may not cover up his deception.

Deborah Stoner must face the consequences of an action that occurred nineteen years ago.

August 1882. When it comes to quilting, Maggie Newcomb is all thumbs. And nobody rubs it in more than Emma Jean Stoddard. But Maggie swallows her ire for one simple reason: she has a crush on Emma Jean's handsome son, Cobly, and doesn't want to ruin her chances. So she works hard to become the best quilter in Maintown. Her plan seems to be working... until Tamara Brennan comes to town. Tamara is wealthy, poised, and beautiful. Several of the local...