Maddie McGuire by Sharon Lynn

Okay, so here’s the question – should I stay, or should I go? On the one hand, me, Maddie McGuire, from Tempe, Arizona, landed an international internship at the Roman Baths in Bath, England. And I’m only nineteen! I would be crazy to pass up the opportunity. But on...

Valerie Cooper by T.G. Herren

The truth is I was bored and needed something—anything—to do, so the inheritance came at just the right time. My name is Valerie Cooper and the rest of my life loomed large, an endless string of empty days and lonely nights, forever and ever, amen. I never realized...

Greta Plank by Leah Dobrinska

Hi, there! I’m Greta Plank. Thanks for coming up to my neck of the woods. It’s wonderful to meet you. Give me one sec to lock up the library and then we can be on our way. I’m thrilled to have the chance to show you around Larkspur, my new-ish hometown. I’ve been in...

Noleen Muntz by Catriona McPherson *plus giveaway*

6am. I run a motel. At least, I used to run a motel, back before people started moving in and. Never. Moving. Out. Now I run some kind of bleepin’ commune, with a few renting rooms on the side to turn a buck. 6.30 am. Okay. I had my coffee. I do run a motel and you...

Gertrude Harrow by Tamara Berry

Okay, so my mom is famous. I know what you’re thinking—that must be so cool! you probably get to meet all kinds of interesting people! have you been invited to the Oscars yet?—but she’s not that kind of famous. It’s less glitz and glamor, and more muttering to herself...

Olivia Penn by Kathleen Bailey *plus giveaway*

I’m so glad I have a few minutes to catch up with you before I head off to meet A.J. for lunch at Lake Crystal this afternoon. The trees around the lake will be full of spectacular fall color, and the forecast calls for blue skies and temperatures to hover in the high...