Nora Best by Gwen Florio

If ever I wanted to erase a day in my life, it’s this one. Insult to injury, it’s supposed to be one of the best days. A party is in full swing in my Denver backyard as my husband Joe and I celebrate our imminent departure on a grand adventure, a year traveling around...

Felicity Koerber by Amber Royer

I’ve never been a morning person. It takes me a good three cups of coffee to fuel up my day. Only – I’m currently undergoing an experimental treatment to cure my asthma, and that requires me to severely limit my caffeine intake. So since you’ve made all the effort to...

Odessa Dean by Olivia Blacke

Hi, y’all! I’m Odessa Dean, a twenty-three year old temporary resident of Williamsburg—the hottest neighborhood in NYC. I serve artisanal sandwiches and cold craft brews with names like Pour Williamsburg at the cutest bookstore-slash-café in Brooklyn. I still...

Zeke by Alexis Morgan

Hi, everyone! I’m Zeke, Abby McCree’s roommate. At least that’s how she describes me. She actually inherited me from her late aunt along with the house we live in. It was sort of a package deal, but it’s worked out really well for both of us. Don’t get me wrong—I...

Samantha Washington by V.M. Burns

Hi. My name is Samantha Washington. For years, my husband Leon and I dreamed that one day, we’d be able to quit our jobs and open a mystery bookshop. When Leon died, I quit my job as a high school English teacher, bought the building we both loved, and opened Market...