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...

Liz Talbot by Susan M. Boyer *plus giveaway*

Occupation: Private Investigator So, my husband, Nate, meticulously planned a family getaway for the better part of a year. He brought our entire family to St. John, in the US Virgin Islands, to celebrate our one-year anniversary, Christmas, and a slew of other happy...

Victoria Rienzi by Rosie Genova

Victoria Rienzi here—mystery author, part-time sleuth, and unpaid kitchen help at my family’s Jersey shore restaurant, the Casa Lido. I came back home to Oceanside Park in the spring to research a historical novel based on my family, but somehow, corpses keep getting...

Rachel Roberts by Landon Beach

My name is Rachel Roberts, and I’m just an ordinary computer coder who lives in a beach house on Lake Huron, Michigan with my cat Hemy. I’m single—and like to keep it that way—and an introvert by nature. Large crowds are not my thing. People in general are not my...

Candi and Mandi Winter by D.B. McNicol

Hello there! We’re the Winter twins, Candi and Mandi. Yes, we often speak at the same time but we do have very different personalities. Candi: I’m the casual one. I love animals and have been going to college to become a veterinarian. Everyone tells me I’ve never met...