Olivia Lively by Shelley Burbank

Does private investigator Olivia Lively throw back the covers and jump out of bed the instant her alarm clock goes off at 7 a.m. on a weekday? No, she does not. She reaches her hand to slap at her iPhone. Running a hand through her ruffled pixie haircut, she...

Dr. Myaisha Douglas by Michelle Corbier

Another call from the hospital. This has been an especially busy fall. Influenza season has started early. Why did I think I could finish this story tonight? As a pediatrician internist, I get calls day and night from the hospital, patients, insurance providers—but...

Cleo Cooper by DK Coutant *plus giveaway*

Hi, I’m Cleo Cooper, a cross cultural psychology professor. I live and work in Hilo, Hawaii. My life is so good right now, it’s an embarrassment of riches. Don’t believe me? Well, let me tell you what a typical day is like. I wake up snuggling with my live-in...

Ann Kinnear by Matty Dalrymple

Intercepted text messages between Mike Kinnear, business manager of Ann Kinnear Sensing, and his sister Ann, on whose spirit-sensing abilities the business is based. Mike: Have you started working on your talk for GothamCon yet? Ann: Groan Mike: I’ll take that to mean...

Holly Schlivnik by Susie Black

Hello. I’m Holly Schlivnik, President of the junior and private label divisions of Mermaid Swimwear. I work in the California Apparel Mart in the heart of the Los Angeles garment center. I live on a houseboat in Marina del Rey and tool around town in a bubblegum pink...

Andi Anna Jones by Mary Cunningham

Hi Folks, Andi Anna Jones here. Not sure why you’re interested, but here’s a snapshot of a day in my life.  Following a mostly mundane adulthood, present-day seems to leap from one chaotic situation to another. You see, over three years ago, after floundering from one...