Patty Macfarlane: 2 books

His Stetson still sat on the table next to his keys by the back door and his boots, brushed clean and polished, stood next to hers. Some things never change. Patty misses her husband dearly and dreams of him coming home for Christmas. When she shares her dream with her children, they become...

Miranda Becket, amateur sleuth with mystery books stacked floor to ceiling, is good at solving crimes; she just doesn't have the credentials to be doing it. She had been Mrs. Masterson's housekeeper for years, and after finding her dead, she managed to set her grief aside and begin her own investigation...