A Day in My Life ~ Nan Tudor by Karen E. Olson

I lock up the restaurant and step out onto the cobblestoned walk. I breathe in the fresh air, but my nose is still full of the scents of the night’s menu—Burgundy beef cheek, pork spareribs, and monkfish with roasted fennel. The kitchen had been hot, and I can feel...

A Day in My Life ~ Maggie Mullaley by Hilary U. Cohen

Good morning – I’m Maggie Mullaley. I’m the charter boat chef and first mate for Andiamo, a real beauty of a sailboat. Right now, I’m sitting in her cockpit, sipping my coffee as dawn breaks over Admiralty Bay. One of my favorite moments of the day. The sky streaking...

A Day in My Life ~ Mackenzie Bardine by Dana Mentink

For security reasons I don’t usually give out my full name. There are people who would be paid well to do me harm, you see. You can call me Zee, if you’d like. My life is dangerous because I’m after a dangerous man…a drug kingpin named Bullseye who took my brother...

A Day in My Life ~ Cordelia West by Lyla Lane

I’m Cordelia West and I am, or at least I was, a librarian in Dallas, Texas. That is until my Aunt Penelope passed away, leaving me the sole owner of the Chickadee Motel. A bit of a surprise, considering I didn’t even know I had an Aunt Penelope. Her trust came with...