Patricia Sprinkle Books in Order

Sheila Travis expects ordinary academic challenges when she begins work at the prestigious Markham School. The discovery of a murdered woman, followed by another death, draws her into institutional rivalries and a search for answers before someone else is killed.

Sent to Charleston by her formidable Aunt Mary, Sheila Travis investigates suspicious accidents at the home of family friends. Murder transforms a genteel visit into an inquiry through inheritance disputes and hidden history, placing Sheila herself in danger.

Sheila Travis doubts that television personality Dean Anderson killed himself, despite the police's willingness to accept suicide. Drawn into investigating with Aunt Mary, she confronts hostile relatives, resentful colleagues and other suspects whose secrets could make her a target.

Sheila Travis attends a family dinner where developers' interest in Grandma Sims's farmland has sharpened old disagreements. When murder strikes, Sheila and Aunt Mary must untangle the relatives' competing ambitions and grievances to identify the killer.

When unpopular Yvonne Delacourt is stabbed to death, Sheila Travis investigates to clear her old friend Walt, the victim's husband. Probing their affluent Dunwoody neighbours and Yvonne's past exposes carefully hidden secrets and complicates Sheila's own emotions.

Patricia Sprinkle explains how teaching children household chores can develop responsibility, practical skills, and independence. She offers parents ways to share domestic work and make learning easier, helping children grow into adults who can contribute reliably at home.

Sheila Travis attends a treasured Atlanta Christmas party where a missing manuscript unexpectedly resurfaces in a servant’s hands. Its discovery threatens to expose long-hidden secrets, turning an evening of Southern hospitality into a dangerous confrontation with the past.

When Daphne L’Arken is murdered at a Jacksonville social gathering, Sheila Travis investigates the guests and their tangled relationships. Another body in the St. Johns River raises the danger as she sorts through family resentments and hidden connections.

Drawing on personal experience and professional advice, Patricia Sprinkle offers practical guidance for women managing life on their own. Topics include household repairs, personal safety, finances, emergencies, and making confident decisions while building a more self-sufficient life.

When a teenage girl disappears and few people seem concerned, MacLaren Yarbrough begins asking questions. Hidden money and contradictory stories lead the persistent amateur sleuth toward a dangerous secret someone is willing to kill to keep buried.

MacLaren Yarbrough believes a popular youth pastor is innocent of murder, but his disturbingly accurate dream about the crime raises difficult questions. Following clues through Hopewell brings her into conflict with police, her husband, and a very real killer.

After her mother dies, eleven-year-old Carley Marshall moves to a North Carolina community with her aunt and pastor uncle. His challenges to local prejudices provoke hostility, while family secrets and a murder accusation unsettle their new home.

Twelve-year-old Carley tries to understand the troubling relationships and unexplained injuries surrounding her in Job’s Corner. A discovery near a gully turns an old mystery into something more dangerous, threatening people whose secrets she is only beginning to recognize.

Newly appointed magistrate MacLaren Yarbrough faces a personal crisis when a man is murdered at her husband’s birthday celebration. Determined to protect her family’s reputation, she questions party guests and discovers how many secrets her small town conceals.

Prominent businessman Skye MacDonald is found dead in a muddy Georgia road, run over by his own car. Judge MacLaren Yarbrough and her husband investigate their longtime acquaintance's murder as his missing son and concealed secrets deepen the mystery.

A respected teacher’s suicide reopens painful memories of a child’s murder in Hopemore. County magistrate MacLaren Yarbrough begins questioning whether someone drove him to his death, uncovering connections between the town’s comfortable present and its unresolved past.

MacLaren Yarbrough’s former boyfriend returns during his son’s political campaign, reviving memories she would rather leave alone. When a campaign supporter is found dead, their renewed association threatens scandal, her marriage, and eventually her safety.

The suspicious deaths of a pecan-grove foreman and bridge champion Edie Whelan draw magistrate MacLaren Yarbrough into another investigation. To clear the foreman’s son, she must untangle the relationships and motives surrounding a valuable property.

Invited to an exclusive women’s investment club, MacLaren Yarbrough is puzzled by her inclusion until the president is murdered during her first meeting. Every member becomes a suspect, and a mysterious coat complicates her search for the truth.

When a flamboyant young woman dies wearing unusually subdued clothes, MacLaren Yarbrough questions the official accident verdict. A second death with similarly uncharacteristic clothing suggests a disturbing pattern, drawing the magistrate into another investigation despite her husband’s objections.

Four women burdened by secrets, loss, caregiving, and impossible choices come together on a drought-stricken Georgia farm. Sharing their struggles forces them to reconsider isolation and discover how friendship can help them endure circumstances none can manage alone.

After fifteen years caring for relatives, nurse Teensie expects an inheritance that will let her begin again. The will leaves her far less than promised, forcing her to challenge her sisters’ assumptions and claim a future beyond family duty.

Patricia Sprinkle examines the pressure women face to manage family, home, and career without limits. Using faith, practical exercises, and everyday strategies, she encourages readers to reconsider commitments, reduce stress, and make room for a more manageable life.