Samantha Davies by S.A. Kazlo

Hi, Samantha Davies here. My Southern Belle cousin, Candie Parker, and I live in a small town, Wings Falls, in upstate New York. We’re hookers. Now don’t go rolling your eyeballs into your cranium, we are rug hookers. Even though it is March, and today is...

Trudell Becket by Dorothy St. James

“Fiction reveals truths that reality obscures.” ~ Ralph Wando Emerson That quote pretty much sums up my life. I live for the tales and the truths that are whispered in the pages of my favorite books. As a librarian, I’ve made books my vocation. It was a purposeful...

Ellie Christie by Ann Claire

Hi, everyone. I’m Ellie Christie, and oh my, what a day to introduce myself. Just last night, my older sister Meg and I witnessed something awful. We were on the gondola and. . . Wait. Maybe I should clarify. Not a Venetian gondola. A ski gondola, your own glass...

Marketta Davis by Arlene Kay *plus giveaway*

I always loved cosmetics but not everyone agreed with me. What I considered transformative others called tarting up women for male approval. That didn’t deter me one bit. After all, self-improvement and reaching for the stars were part of American DNA. I’d always...

Kelly Silverman by Nellie H. Steele

Hi there! I’m Kelly Silverman! I just wanted to take a moment to introduce myself if you’re not familiar with me, my sister, Jodi, or my awesome pearl business. Jodi and I are part of the Pearls Unlimited team! If you don’t know what Pearls Unlimited is. . . WOW. . ....

Violet and Marigold Richards by Wanda M. Morris

Violet Richards: Ain’t gonna let nobody turn me around, turn me around, turn me around. Gonna keep on walking, keep on talking. Marching up to freedom land. Those are the opening words to a song my sister Marigold sings around the house. Mississippi won’t do right by...