{"product_id":"one-sharp-stitch-hardcover","title":"One Sharp Stitch - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAllie Pleiter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen thirty-something Shelby Phillips returns to her quiet hometown just outside of Asheville, North Carolina, she reluctantly takes over her mother's Nimble Needle needlepoint shop--and gets entangled in a murder investigation . . .\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt's only temporary.\u003c\/i\u003e That's what Shelby Phillips tells herself when she returns to excruciatingly harmless Gwen Lake after her graphic arts career--and the office romance blooming with it--get tossed like rejected design mockups. Her plan is as simple and fool-proof as a tent stitch: manage the family needlepoint shop during her parents' RV vacation. It's just a month. It's not as if they're retiring . . . right? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Shelby becomes responsible for hosting a trunk show with local vendors, she's determined to pull it off. Even if that means dealing with former classmate Kat Katsaros, a rising entrepreneur specializing in needlework scissors. Kat has changed since high school--and she's angling to take over the Nimble Needle herself. The tension unspools when Shelby makes a terrible discovery on the morning of the event: Kat's dead body. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShelby can't believe the death was an accident. That's why she's set on exposing who committed the murder with Kat's own equipment. She finds help in a new friend, a potential crush, and the surprising support of her sister and the Nimble Needle stitchers. Still, Shelby must move quickly to stop the crafty culprit before her \u003ci\u003emaybe not-so-temporary\u003c\/i\u003e new life in Gwen Lake comes apart at the seams . . .\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn avid crafter, coffee junkie, and firm believer that \"pie makes everything better,\" \u003cb\u003eAllie Pleiter \u003c\/b\u003ewrites both fiction and nonfiction working on as many as four books at a time. The bestselling author of over sixty books, Allie has enjoyed a twenty-plus-year career with over 1.6 million books sold. In addition to writing, Allie maintains an active writing\/productivity\/coaching practice and speaks regularly on the creative process, publishing, and her very favorite topic--The Chunky Method of time management for writers. She lives in the Charlotte area with her husband and the world's most adorable dog.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.4 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 25, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43475688784007,"sku":"9781496752000","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/Bel-PqgNQV9781496752000.webp?v=1763156789","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/one-sharp-stitch-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}