I love Jennifer Chiaverini's books. I want to get the new one soon. My husband found several of these books at a used book store down at the beach a couple of years ago. As others mentioned, there's a core group of characters with new ones added over time (including one set of twins!) Most are set in modern times, but there are some historical flashbacks and some are mainly historical fiction. I loved The Runaway Quilt and the Quilter's Legacy. But really all of her books are favorites of mine.