Gemma Doyle by Vicki Delany

“I am not a consulting detective.” I don’t want to be a consulting detective. All I want is to be a bookstore owner, and to sell books and other merchandise at the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop and Emporium in West London, Massachusetts. But somehow word has spread and I...

Hope Taylor by Laura Jensen Walker

I’m so excited! (Honestly? A little bit nervous too.) Today I start my new job. And not just a new job; also a new town. New church. New home. Lots of changes. A fresh start. One that will be good for me after the pain and heartbreak of the past couple years. I...

Angie by E.J. Copperman

My name’s Angie and frankly, that’s all you need to know. I’m a Jersey girl and if you have a problem with that I have a solution, but we’d have to step outside. I was born and raised in the Garden State, but lately I’ve been visiting Los Angeles because of my friend...

Hank Worth by Claire Booth

He still had to go to work. It was an unfortunate consequence of being the sheriff of Branson County, Missouri. People expected you to do some sheriffing. Hank rolled out of bed and took a shower. By then, the kids were awake and asking for breakfast. They ate...

Mandy Meadows by Heather Redmond

I do so much in a day it’s hard to know where to start! I’m excited to declare my life “stable,” not to mention extremely busy. Have you ever met a thirty-something single mom who wasn’t? My divorce to my college sweetheart was finalized earlier this year, my daughter...

Amanda Trent by Paula Darnell

“Laddie!” I call, and my lovable golden retriever rushes to my side, abandoning his early-morning patrol of the backyard. He spots his leash in my hand and whips his tail back and forth, eager to take a walk to the park with me. My calico cat Mona Lisa takes a dim...