Lizzie Crane by Skye Alexander

October 1925, Gloucester, Massachusetts: Holy moly, what a day! My name’s Lizzie Crane, I’m a jazz singer from the Big Apple, and I’m in a bit of a pickle. When my musician friends and I accepted this job to perform at a Halloween party, I never imagined I’d end up...

Harriet Foster by Tracy Clark

My name is Harriet Foster. I’m a detective with the Chicago Police Department. Homicide. I’ve got fifteen years on the job, worked my way up from street patrol to where I am now. I’d like to say mine was a fun job, but it isn’t usually. I’m called in when someone’s...

Rosalind Thorne by Darcie Wilde

I trust you will forgive me for introducing myself. I am Miss Rosalind Thorne. As I write these words, the year is 1820, and once again it is time for London’s social season to begin. The weather outside is quite damp, as one must expect of a London spring, but it...

Ann Williams by Sherry Harris

Hi. I’m Ann Williams and in Emerald Cove, Florida I’m known locally as a fixer. It’s not the career I planned for – I have a degree in International Business from Tulane University (although my cousin almost got me kicked out by copying my papers). But perhaps working...

Samantha and The Girls by Valerie Burns *plus giveaway*

After my late husband, Leon, died, I started spending a lot more time with my grandmother, Nana Jo, and her friends from Shady Acres Retirement Village. A day with Nana Jo and The Girls often involves a trip to the Four Feathers Casino. I’m the designated driver...

Juniper Jessup by Olivia Blacke

It’s not easy being the baby of the family. No one believes me when I tell them I’ll put gas in their car before I bring it back, that I have no idea where their favorite sweater went, or that there’s a dead body in the supply closet. But I should probably start on...