Sep 12, 2020 | A Day In My Life
My name is Chen Su Lin and this is a typical day in 1943 Syonan (formerly British Singapore) part of the Greater Japanese Empire. We rise early, while it is still dark, because our island is now run on Japan time. We’re encouraged to do outdoor morning exercises in...
Sep 11, 2020 | A Day In My Life
“So why are we not telling people that your family owned this place?” George asks as we walk through the shade garden to the old servant entrance of Hotel 1911. He’s been the chef here for years and my best friend longer than that. I only started this job a month ago...
Sep 10, 2020 | A Day In My Life
I grew up on this island. I know every rock, cove, and grassy dune. Brigid’s is a small island where the tourists flock every year. Some residents hate it–others capitalize on it, like my mom, Hildy. She was the owner of Beach Reads, a romance and mystery-themed...
Sep 9, 2020 | A Day In My Life
My canine daughter Gracie—my American Eskimo and best friend—is better than any alarm clock. She wakes me up by seven o’clock most days. Good thing I’m a morning person. Hi! I’m Teddie St. John, cozy mystery author and baker in the small town of Lake Potawatomi,...
Sep 8, 2020 | A Day In My Life
Hi, all, I’m Jenna Quinn, and I now own Baxter’s Book Emporium, although I’ll be changing the name soon. . .if I stay in Hokes Folly, North Carolina. I recently inherited the store, and the apartment overhead, when my uncle was murdered, and I’m still trying to figure...
Sep 7, 2020 | A Day In My Life
Hello there, mes ami. Charlotte Bringier Crozat here, grand-mere to Maggie Crozat of Crozat Plantation Bed and Breakfast. And I have some tres big news. I’m getting remarried! Yes, at the ripe old age of eighty-three, I’ve decided to plight my troth once again. The...
