Lois Winston Books in Order

Nori Stedworth loves her Manhattan life until her mother arrives from Iowa with craft supplies, a midlife crisis, and plans for Nori's future. Her sharp-tongued imaginary friend Gertie helps push her toward romance and trouble.

Emma Wadsworth has taken too many hits from life to trust easily, even when billionaire Logan Crawford comes along. As attraction grows, buried secrets and a criminal scandal put both love and survival at risk.

Anastasia's husband dies and leaves her buried in debt, hounded by a loan shark, and stuck with her vicious mother-in-law. Then a coworker is found glued to her desk, and Anastasia becomes a murder suspect.

A former colleague in Witness Protection calls Anastasia from western Pennsylvania, terrified that someone is stalking her. Anastasia heads in to help, hoping she can repay an old debt before the stalker turns deadly.

Forced to help with a revamped morning TV show, Anastasia expects stress and unpaid work, not murder. When the producer is killed and suspects pile up, her snooping puts her squarely in danger.

Two years after Talk Gertie to Me, Nori and Mac are still dealing with disapproving parents and marriage pressure. Then an explosion drops them into a murder and arson case, with Gertie offering plenty of commentary.

Drawing on her publishing experience, Winston breaks down the most common reasons manuscripts fail with agents and editors. It's a practical guide for writers who want sharper submissions and fewer avoidable mistakes.

At a consumer show, office politics and a flashy new rival magazine already have Anastasia fuming. Then a celebrity editor is found dead in a shipping crate packed with Anastasia's crafts.

An all-expenses-paid getaway to Barcelona sounds like a miracle until Anastasia lands in the sights of a Spanish crime syndicate. What should have been a romantic break becomes a frantic fight to stay alive.

This collection offers four short romances about heartbreak, second chances, and inconvenient attraction. It's a quick sampler of Winston's lighter side, with crafty, funny setups and happy endings.

Teaching craft classes at her mother-in-law's assisted living center seems like easy extra money. Then a sharp-tongued ninety-eight-year-old turns up dead, and Lucille becomes the prime suspect.

This collection gathers three short Anastasia Pollack mini-mysteries. A stalking case, a dangerous trip to Barcelona, and suspicion around an injured neighbor give Anastasia three fast, crafty puzzles to solve.

After losing her job, empty nester and aspiring novelist Gracie Elliott opens a matchmaking service for seniors. When one of her first clients is murdered, she and her husband Blake start digging to save the business.

To save her family, professor Thea Chandler secretly becomes bestselling romance guru Dr. Trulee Lovejoy, despite being terrible at relationships. Then she collides with wounded bachelor Luke Bennett, and sparks fly with help from an alley cat named Cupid.

After a cab accident leaves Sarah Montgomery with amnesia, a grieving industrialist gives her a place to recover. But Sarah is the last heir to a family targeted by revenge, and someone still wants her dead.

After rescuing her elderly neighbor's quilts from a storm, Anastasia finds the woman injured at the bottom of the stairs. When a supposedly helpful niece arrives, Anastasia has to decide whether paranoia or attempted murder is at work.

Dori Johnson has spent six years hiding from the Russian Mafia under a false identity. A dream job and a suspicious former operative threaten to expose her, just as danger and love close in.

Snowed in siblings Jack and Zoe tumble into the pink kingdom of Vermilion, where Queen Fuchsia needs a king and an old feud with blue Cobalt still rages. Their adventure becomes a clever quest to broker peace.

A nasty neighbor is targeted, strange incidents pile up, and Anastasia starts to think someone is sending her a message. With Halloween closing in, murder suddenly feels uncomfortably close to home.

On the Valentine's-themed set of Love Recipes, editor Grace Wainwright clashes with producer Becket Delaney and wants nothing to do with the holiday. A citywide blackout traps them together, and the sparks stop being hostile.

Polly Faith Harmony has a joke of a name, four clergy great-uncles, and a mother determined to get her married. Family matchmaking turns her dating life into a hilarious disaster, whether she wants help or not.

Gracie's unpublished manuscript wins her a trip to a romance writers conference, where her author idols quickly prove less glamorous up close. When the queen of romance turns up dead, Gracie starts asking dangerous questions.

While creating a memorial scrapbook for a friend's mother, Anastasia finds a letter that exposes a fifty-year-old secret. The discovery stirs up old scandal and sends a killer back into motion.

Anastasia helps local teens make ornaments for a holiday crafts fair and meets the secretive father of her son's girlfriend. When a woman turns up dead and he is arrested, family loyalty pulls Anastasia back into sleuthing.

When Anastasia tries to return her half-brother-in-law's outrageous Christmas decorations, she walks into neighborhood chaos. The next morning the man's attacker is dead in Santa's sleigh, and Anastasia is asked to clear his name.

Anastasia's family cruise starts badly when a stranger fixates on her engagement ring. Before long, buried secrets and a dead body turn the getaway into a very dangerous trip at sea.

Cassandra Davenport applies to what looks like a green charity and discovers a secret anti-terror group instead. Thrust into a dangerous mission tied to her ex-husband, she has to survive both the threat and the chemistry with her boss.

Anastasia and her friend Cloris are sent to a conference for retired professional women, expecting crafts and cooking, not fraud and murder. Trapped by an ice storm at the country club, Anastasia has to untangle scams, secrets, and a killer.

An elderly visitor pulls Anastasia into an old art theft just as a Boston mob boss starts throwing his weight around. When a corpse turns up in a stolen SUV in her driveway, the danger gets very real.

A true crime podcast and possible TV deal could finally solve Anastasia's money problems, if she can stomach the exposure. But layoffs, fresh bodies, and off-screen chaos make fame look a lot less appealing.

Anastasia's mother is offered a free spa trip by a man tied to her past, and Anastasia immediately smells trouble. A con, a kidnapping, and bodies in a nearby public garden leave her chasing two tangled crimes at once.