Sophie (Phee) Kimball by J. C. Eaton

Usually I leave Bagels ‘n More, the local Sun City West gossip-central hub, with indigestion from listening to my mother and her book club ladies vent about everything from food prices to whose lawns haven’t been weeded. And if they weren’t complaining, my mother was...

Mackenzie Wilson by Rebecca K. Jones

Good morning! I’m Mackenzie Wilson, but my friends and colleagues at the Tucson District Attorney’s Office call me Mack. My work days get started at 5:45. My alarm goes off at the same time every day, and my mornings are highly structured. The fewer choices I have to...

Rowena Summerfield by Barbara Barrett

What could be more exciting than studying color schemes for the renovation of an old-time mom-and-pop Florida restaurant? You can probably think of two or three or a hundred more thrilling ways to spend your time, but this is really fun for me. I’m Rowena Summerfield,...

Antoinetta Rutledge by A.M. Reade

If I didn’t love my brother Jesse so much, he would be the death of me. Of the four children in my family, he is the one with the keenest sense of humor, the greatest appetite for adventure . . . and the most vexing habit of keeping secrets. Sometimes the secrets are...

Louisa Eggers by Julie Anne Lindsey

Mornin’ y’all! I’m Louisa Eggers, and this is Thelma, my blue-ribbon-winning Polish hen. She’s a great little companion, and the inspiration for my budding egg enterprise. I started as a Polish hen breeder, and that’s going very well, but Thelma and her ladies produce...

Cait Morgan by Cathy Ace

Hiya – you’ve caught me packing, forgive me if I carry on while we chat? Yes, I know I should be a dab hand at this by now, given how often I do it, but I can never quite decide what to take out when I can’t shut my suitcase. You too? Yes, it’s a pain, but, there you...