Myrtle Coldron by Lina Hansen

“Keys, keys, where are the blasted—ah, there.” As usual, they’ve dropped to the bottom of my bag where they’ve gotten entangled in the soggy swimming costume. I fumble the key into the lock, throw open the door, and enter an L-shaped corridor filled with the homey...

Aimee Brent by L.C. Hayden *plus giveaway*

Time crept away from me. I drummed my fingers on the computer keyboard as I sat at the Pyramid Lake Reservation’s only store, sipping a soda, and staring at the blank screen. My fingers seemed to be glued to the keyboard. I ordered them to type something—anything—but...

Ali Winston by Kathryn Long

My name is Ali Winston, former show biz screen writer, prop designer, researcher, and now, for the past couple of years, owner of the Sierra Pines B&B, located in the foothills and below the Lake Tahoe area. As for how that job fell into my lap involves a long...

Willa Bauer by Korina Moss

This particular day in my life was supposed to be all about cheese and love—two things that go hand-in-hand, as far as I’m concerned. After all, cheese is my love language. My cheese shop, Curds & Whey, was slated to provide an elaborate cheese bar for the wedding...

Amelia Amesbury by Mary Winters

Dear Reader, You asked about my day, so I shall tell you. Only you must destroy this correspondence as soon as you finish reading it. For you see, nobody knows the real identity of Lady Agony, the pen name of my agony column. I’m secretly employed by a weekly...

Shane Gambrazzo by Maria DiRico *plus giveaway*

Did you know you can go from New York to Miami, then from Miami to Los Angeles, and then from L.A. back to NYC in twenty-four hours? Yeah, I didn’t either. Until I did it. Here’s the story. My girlfriend Mia – wait, SPOILER ALERT! She’s my fiancée now....