Olivia Redmond by Kate Parker

Hello, I’m Olivia Redmond, and I’ve been ordered by Britain’s spymaster to take the place of a young woman who’s been killed. When I tell people I feel odd replacing a murder victim, I’m not completely joking. Ordinarily I’d be telling you about my life in London as a...

Julia Geary by Gwen Florio

It’s 5:30 a.m. and the beeping, bleeping alarm clock starts another day in the Single Mom Shuffle. Downstairs, my four-year-old son is already up, chattering with my mother-in-law as she makes our breakfast. I know what you’re thinking: Somebody else is serving up...

A Day In My Life ~ Aislyn McAllister by Liz Milliron

Oh hi! Glad you got my message. I’ve radioed Out of Service for lunch, so I can spare about thirty minutes. Why the Gray Line Diner? Well, it’s run by a former Pennsylvania State Trooper, so it’s a good place for law enforcement to eat. Plus, Boss took me here when my...

Ninette Crozat by Ellen Byron

I never in my wildest dreams thought I’d want to kill someone. But that day has come. I have met a man who has worked my very last nerve. My apologies – I jumped in without even introducing myself. I’m Ninette Crozat, wife to Tug, mother to Maggie. Along with my...

Tash Dodd by Catriona McPherson

So which of my three jobs do you want to hear about? Not the sub-contract to deliver medical supplies, surely? I mean it’s nice to think I’m zipping about bringing folk stuff they actually need – plasma, insulin, dialysates – instead of another haul from the Home...

Emma Reed by Jennifer Hawkins

My name is Emma Reed. I’m 45 years old and I run Reed’s Classic Cakes & Tea in the village of Trevena. You see, there comes a time in everyone’s life when they have to decide what they really want to be. Mine came after over twenty years working in London’s...