Becca Colwin by Clea Simon

A friend is supposed to have your back, right? I wish I didn’t have to even think about this right now. This winter has been hard on everyone, and with my building going condo, I’ve got enough to worry about. Thank the Goddess, my position at Charm and Cherish seems...

Chiara Corelli by Catherine Maiorisi

NYPD Detective Chiara Corelli here. And since most days in my life include my partner Detective P.J. Parker, she’s here too. The last time we appeared on dru’s book musings, I went out of my way to point out that there were no muffins, no cute small towns and no...

Trudell Becket by Dorothy St. James

For the past thirteen years, I’ve done the same thing every weekday morning. I’d get up, stretch a little, eat a small breakfast of eggs and toast, and then walk to work. I’m the assistant librarian at the public library in the small town of Cypress, South Carolina....

Rachel Ryder by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson

Being a female detective in Chicago is no walk in the park. In my time as an LEO, that’s professional speak for law enforcement officer, I’ve worked over 100 homicides, countless thefts, aggravated assaults, and God only knew how many rapes. I’ve worked more major...

Sienna Murray by Sarah Fox

My name is Sienna Murray. I’m a high school senior and I live in Wildwood Cove on the Olympic Peninsula. It’s a cute town about half an hour from Port Angeles, and my favorite thing about it is the beach. I love living by the ocean! Next year I’ll be off to college,...

Megan Stanford by Linda Rawlins

Hurricane Sandy hit the United States, first landing in New Jersey on October 29, 2012. It was the deadliest hurricane that year from the Caribbean up through Canada. My grandmother, Rose Stanford, practically had to be dragged from her hundred-year-old Victorian...