Mar 27, 2026 | A Day In My Life
When I needed to hide from my ex, The Balefire Bay Book and Tea Shop’s bookclub became my new family and kept me alive. Xander, a world-famous author, gave me a job in his personal library, which looks like it belongs in Downton Abbey, and a cabin to stay in on his...
Mar 25, 2026 | A Day In My Life
Resident of Bowmore House, the keeper of the fires I have always been drawn to fires. I lose myself watching flames dance around crackling, spitting wood, while wisps of smoke curl and disappear into the sky. Even when we had servants, I took pleasure in stirring the...
Mar 24, 2026 | A Day In My Life
If you’d told me a year ago that I’d be living in my mother’s childhood home on the Chesapeake Bay, sharing walls with ancestral magic and my two sisters in full witch mode, I would have called you crazy. Unlike my sisters, my magic has never really manifested. I...
Mar 23, 2026 | A Day In My Life
I’m dressed and ready for work by seven—navy blue suit, stockings, and heels. A handbag and gloves, of course. A dark red fedora on the vanity catches my eye and I take that, too. It’s Rose’s hat, but what my sister doesn’t know can’t hurt her, right? The scent of...
Mar 18, 2026 | A Day In My Life
It’s another bright, beautiful spring morning in New Jersey. I’m always grateful for a sunny morning since my day begins with multiple dog walks. First, I walk my pups, Boone and Crockett. Then I’m off to the Forever Friends Animal Shelter. There are five to...
Mar 17, 2026 | A Day In My Life
Have you ever not known what you wanted to do in life? I recently was laid off from my third position this year, and everyone’s telling me to take a chance and do what I really want to do. Only, I don’t know what that is. I dropped out of nursing school because I...
