Killer Foursome by LMAO Press

**Valentine**I’d just arrived in Niagara Falls, New York, for the weekend and was excited to attend my childhood friend’s bachelorette party. It’d been years since I’d seen Babette Lang, and I couldn’t wait to catch up. Might not have been the wisest choice leaving...

Robyn Cavanagh by Jeanne Quigley

Hello! I’m Robyn Cavanagh and I’m proud to welcome you to my hometown of Garland, New York. We’re a semi-rural community on the Hudson River in northern Orange County. Though I’ve lived here my whole life and opened an accounting business in town six years ago, it...

Charley Scott by Vanessa Westermann

What brings you to cottage country? The lake? The Adirondack chairs? I’m not here on vacation. Not this time. Sorry, could you get that door for me? This canvas is getting heavier by the second. Whew! Thanks. I’m Charley Scott. Artist. I can’t believe I just said...

Ashley Payne by Judith Gonda

Hey, guys! How are you doing? I’m Ashley Payne, Tory Benning’s best friend. It’s a pleasure to meet you! Tory and I have been friends since childhood, almost thirty years now. We first met in kindergarten in our coastal hometown, Santa Sofia, about twelve miles north...

Stacie Calder by Lark O. Jensen

Greetings from Juneau, Alaska. I’m Stacie Calder, a naturalist by education, background, and love of animals, especially wildlife—although I definitely love my wonderful husky Sasha. It’s spring now, and I’m working on a wonderful tour boat in the waters outside...

Callie Padget by Alicia Bessette

All I wanted was a breather. Ha! So much for that plan. I’d barely unpacked my bags on Cattail Island, the glorified sandbar where I grew up, when I heard that my old friend Eva had passed away—and bizarrely, at that. She tumbled from the top of the most historic...