Kate Myles by Alex Kenna

Two years ago, if you’d asked for a snapshot of my day, I’d have painted a very different picture. Back then, I’d wake up my daughter, Amelia, with a kiss, spread peanut butter on her English muffin, and drop her off at school. I’d go to work, track down a murderer,...

Amy Lindstrom by Dana Cameron

Today is not like every other day. Today has been a nightmare. It started off as usual: coffee, gym, breakfast, then work at the paper. Reporting is not a glamorous job: it’s mostly digging through files, talking to people, checking, cross-checking, and confirming...

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...