In the ninth book of the cozy mystery series, Annie Dawson discovers a deed that has been locked away for years in a trunk in the attic of Grey Gables. The discovery launches a series of adventures that reveal how and why her grandmother came to own the old estate and what happened to the original owners.

"Since the death of her husband, Annie Dawson has refused to allow even the prospects of love for another man. But then she receives several anonymous phone calls. An Internet search leads her to the caller's name: Grady Holden, her former, though unreveald, first love. Memories from fourteen years ago come flooding back to her. What could Grady Brooks want? At the same time, while cleaning the library, Annie comes across a mysterious music box belonging...

"Think outside the box-that's what Annie Dawson must do when she discovers a mysterious birchbark box in the attic of Grey Gables, the home bequeathed to her by her grandmother"--From publisher's description.

The members of the Hook and Needle Club have made many exciting and adventurous road trips together through the years, but the opportunity to travel to Texas for a needlecraft convention is more than Annie Dawson and her friends can pass up. For Annie, it's a trip back to her old stomping grounds from her days when she and her late husband, Wayne, ran an automobile dealership. It's been more than three years since Wayne's death and since Annie moved...

Alice MacFarlane has once again let her adventurous spirit take her into harm's way, and it's up to Annie Dawson to find Alice and pull her out of the dangerous situation. The mystery begins when Annie finds a book in her grandfather's collection in the attic of Grey Gables -- the home after she inherited it after the death of her grandmother, Betsy Holden -- that includes the story of a mysterious island in South Carolina wrapped up in an ancient...

Annie Dawson and her friends in the Hook and Needle club are preparing for the social event of the year, a masquerade ball hosted by the Stony Point Historical Society. Searching the expansive attic of Grey Gables to find gowns and accessories for the ball, they discover an antique set of faux-emerald jewelry. The set is the perfect complement to Annie's own gown, but little does she know where the discovery will lead her and her friends.

Up in her grandmother's attic, Annie Dawson finds an antique key that is the first clue in a 150-year-old mystery and an ill-fated Civil War love affair. As she and the ladies of the Hook and Needle Club try to make sense of the clues, they must also figure out how to help Mary Beth when she fears she will lose her beloved needlework shop. Perhaps the key to both problems is in Annie's hands.

"No one seems to recognize the young man caught in the background of some old photos that Annie found in the attic of Grey Gables. But Mary Beth, owner of A Stitch in Time, turns strangely pale when Annie shows the photos at the Hook and Needle Club meeting. Annie is determined to find out who this stranger is and what became of him. His young, sad face haunts her and she feels compelled to unearth his story. Then disturbing information gleaned from...

"When Annie and her trusted handyman, Wally, stumble upon a mysterious package that had slipped behind an old dresser in the attic of Grey Gables, they are unwittingly swept into a mystery of intrigue, masked identities, and personal danger"--Publisher's description.