[1][2] The author of the book series, Suzi Weinert, created the story and characters based on her experiences living in the DC suburbs, where she attended sales given by politicians, CEO’s, diplomats, military elite, and other influential homeowners in this upscale, transient area.
She discovered that valuable merchandise often came with unexpected stories, leading to her Garage Sale mystery series.
The wife of a retired Army general, Weinert lives in northern Virginia near most of her five children and their growing families.
The series started as an adaptation of the novel Garage Sale Stalker by Suzi Weinert, although the screenplay for the first, and subsequent films, differs substantially from the novel and its sequels.
[10] On March 14, 2019, Loughlin was terminated from Hallmark due to her involvement and indictment in the 2019 college admissions bribery scandal.