Threading the Needle

The economic downturn has hit New Bern, Connecticut, and Tessa Woodruff¿s herbal apothecary shop, For the Love of Lavender, is suffering. So is her once-happy thirty-four-year marriage to Lee. They¿d given up everything to come back to New Bern from Boston and start their business, but now they¿re wondering if they made the right decision. To relieve the strain, Tessa signs up for a quilting class at the Cobbled Court Quilt Shop, and to her surprise, rediscovers the power of sisterhood¿along with the childhood friend she thought she¿d lost forever¿ Madelyn Beecher left New Bern twenty years ago and never looked back. But when her husband is convicted of running a Ponzi scheme and she¿s left with nothing but her late grandmother¿s cottage, she is forced to return to the town she fled. Unfortunately, the cottage is in terrible shape. Madelyn¿s only hope is to transform it into an inn. But to succeed, she¿ll need the help of her fellow quilters, including the one friend she never thought she¿d see again or forgive. Now Madelyn and Tessa will have to relive old memories, forge new ones, and realize it¿s possible to start over, one stitch at a time¿as long as you¿re surrounded by friends

Marie Bostwick was born and raised in the northwest. In the three decades since her marriage, Marie and her family have moved frequently, living in eight different states at eighteen different addresses. These experiences have given Marie a unique perspective that enables her to write about people from all walks of life and corners of the country with insight and authenticity. Marie currently resides in Portland, where she enjoys writing, spending time with family, gardening, collecting fabric, and stitching quilts. Visit her at www.mariebostwick.com.