I listen to Earlene Fowler mysteries - she always wanted to be a quilter, but couldn't get the hang of it so she named her books after quilt blocks.
These are not mysteries, but are very good - Nancy E. Turner "These is my Words", "Sarah's Quilt" and "The Star Garden". Read in that order~
I like the Jennifer Chiaverini books. Being that I do the audio-book route, there are less books in that genre than in regular books. And that is too bad. I am just not one to sit and read. I find no real enjoyment there. It is like I have to get up all the time for this or that. And I lose my attention! When my husband hears the cd player on, he knows I am sewing and all's well! There was a good story I listened to. It is not particularly quilting, but it is a good mystery. "Stitches in Time" by Barbara Michaels. If you really don't need a mystery try "The Art of Racing in the Rain". Very good book. Also, "The Girls", any of Richard Paul Evans books, Tracie Peterson, Nicholas Sparks. All are available in Audio Book form. Just finished all of Richard Paul Evans books. So good.
I always start with the very first book. Sometimes they intermingle. I like that. Jennifer Chiaverini does that. I become part of the "family" when I listen to books and going back to different people is like hearing about a long lost relative "Oh, yah, I remember her/him". Right now I am listening to "Dashing Thru the Snow" by Carol Higgins Clark. She and her mother Mary Higgins Clark write mystery stories that are so much fun to listen to. They have a collection of six Christmas stories. Good writing also. Start at the beginning of the collection.
Well, I hope that helped you a little bit. If I could find more books, I certainly would listen to them. I have a book that I list every book I listen to and then I know if it was good or not and would or would not recommend it. Which actually does not make a whole lot of sense because what is good for one may not be good for the other.
Our library has a sale all the time on old cd's, tapes, and books. And whenever there is a cd or tape book, I buy it. I have enough to read probably for the rest of my life. I just don't want to see them thrown away. Check your library for that. Our library sells them for 50 cents each. Can't beat that one.
Good sewing and good listening! Edie :wink: