Frank by Elizabeth Pantley

Franklin here, like the president, but you can call me Frank. I’m a handsome chocolate point Siamese and I rule the roost and all the ditzy roosters and chickens around here. And believe me, they need all the help they can get. Obviously, I’m not talking about...

Emma Wells by Lena Gregory

Did you ever just have one of those days where everything that can go wrong does? Well, I’m having one of those weeks. The week started off well enough; my two best friends, Jade and Chloe, came over, and we made popcorn with chocolate chips to sit out on my sundeck...

Andi Grace Scott by Jackie Layton

Hi, I’m Andi Grace Scott. I’m the local dog walker in Heyward Beach, South Carolina. We’re part of the Low Country near Charleston. Some people spell it Lowcountry, but like a lot of issues in these parts, there’s disagreement regarding the correct spelling. I didn’t...

Deb Metzger by Priscilla Paton

Hey there, I’m Deb Metzger, Detective Deb Metzger, and I work for the public investigative agency Greater Metro, “G-Met,” in the Twin Cities Mystery Series. G-Met is like the bastard offspring of law enforcement groups in the greater Minneapolis/St. Paul region and...

Gemma James by Deborah Crombie

“Mum!” Toby yells from the front door. “Mum, we’re going to be late!” My son, seven going on seventeen, has become the picture of discipline since he started ballet last summer. Kit, who really is a teenager, is already in the car and has the heater going and Radio...

Alyssa Macallen by Hank Phillippi Ryan

Have you ever had a moment when your world fell apart? Something that you never could’ve predicted? Something that knocked the wind out of you, and knocked your socks off and changed every moment of the rest of your life? Well, yes. That happened to me. Should I have...