Lola Cruz by Melissa Bourbon

Let me start at the beginning. I was fourteen years old when I snapped pictures of Jack Callaghan doing the horizontal salsa in the backseat of a car with Greta Pritchard. That was the exact moment when I knew for sure I’d grow up to be a private eye. My fate was...

Tabitha Knight by Colleen Cambridge

I love Paris! I just can’t get enough of wandering the streets with the gorgeous creamy buildings with their wrought iron railings and balconies. They get limned with sunshine and turn honey gold or ivory or even rich amber late in the summer. I love everything about...

Claire Conover by Margaret Fenton

Hey y’all. Claire Conover here. First of all, I want to thank the legendary Dru Ann Love for inviting me to be part of this. Glad to be here. I’m typing this on my laptop from a courtroom at the Jefferson County Family Court, so I don’t have a lot of time. As some of...

Lisa Jamison by Lori Duffy Foster

The sun was still tucked below the horizon when I gave up on sleep, pulled a robe over my tee-shirt and underwear and descended the stairs softly, careful to avoid the familiar creaks so I wouldn’t wake Patrick. Thoughts of Gloria, Patrick’s former FBI partner, kept...

Molly Stewart by Ruth J. Hartman

Hi there, My name is Molly Stewart. I live in tiny Whitewater Valley, Indiana with my cat, Percival. Some people might think being a cat groomer is an odd choice for an occupation, but I absolutely love it. My furry little clients – I’m talking about the cats, not...

Edie Brown by Trish Esden

We have one hard-and-fast house rule: first person up makes coffee for all. Normally, that duty falls to my uncle Tuck since he rolls out of bed long before Kala or I stir. He often—at first light—hikes behind the carriage barn that houses our antique shop and picks...