Hazel Wickbury by Sarah E. Burr

Hello, friends! It seems like just yesterday that I was first here introducing myself and my hometown of Crucible, New York, to you all. My name is Hazel Wickbury, and I own a homemade candle shop called A Wick in Time. I recently finished installing a candle-making...

Michael Corravan by Karen Odden *plus giveaway*

London, September 1878 I begin every morning by standing here on the dock behind the Wapping River Police Station, watching the boat traffic on the Thames because it’s usually a good indication of how the day will unfold. My old superintendent, Blair, had the same...

Constance Abbington by Bailee Abbott

Chloe and Izzie didn’t mention me in their first venture into murder and mystery that even became the topic of a book, aka A Brush with Murder, even though I am their aunt and very close family member. However, this time around I’m in the thick of all the mayhem going...

Miriam Quiñones-Smith by Raquel V. Reyes

It’s a week before Halloween. The house doesn’t have a single decoration. My darling four-and-a-half-year-old son can’t stop talking about pumpkins and dressing up. He wants a costume for his calico kitten, Camo. I’ll have to check where I can get one. Miriam,...

Alex Wright by Christina Romeril

Even after three years, inhaling the crisp scent of paper and ink, mingled with hints of cedar, vanilla, and chocolate as I step through the front door, brings a smile to my face. Opening a book and chocolate shop at the foot of the Rocky Mountains was what I dreamed...

Clare Carlson by R.G. Belsky

My boss – the owner of Channel 10 News in New York City where I’m the news director and also an on-air star reporter – just invited me to lunch at a fancy restaurant in downtown Manhattan. The way I figured, there’s three potential reasons he did this: 1) He’s going...