A Day in the Life ~ Everly Swan by Bree Baker

My name is Everly Swan, and I’m the proud owner of Sun, Sand & Tea, a seaside iced tea shop and café on the shores of my hometown, Charm, North Carolina. Charm is part of the barrier islands that most folks know as the Outer Banks. To me, the area has always been...

A Day in the Life ~ Maddie Silverman by Meg Macy

“Teddy bear, teddy bear, turn around . . .” Yep, that’s what I’m feeling like lately, turning around and around, and running like a crazy chicken. My sister, Sasha, and the manager of our family business, the Silver Bear Shop & Factory, is...

A Day in the Life ~ Teeny by Chelsea Thomas

Occupation: Owner of Grandma’s Restaurant My name is Teeny and I live in Pine Grove, New York. As the proprietor of the most popular local eatery —Grandma’s — I’m one of the most influential people in town. I know, I’m pretty important. Just kidding. . . mostly. My...

A Day in the Life ~ Missy DuBois by Sandra Bretting

Whenever people picture the grand old mansions that line the Mississippi River, they tend to imagine sugary columns, sweeping staircases and wraparound porches that stretch out forever. That’s what I expected when I moved to Bleu Bayou a few years ago to set up a...

A Day in the Life ~ Charlotte Crozat by Ellen Byron

Well, hello there! I’m Charlotte Bringier Crozat, grand-mère to the indefatigable Magnolia Marie Crozat – “Maggie” for short, although why she’d want to shorten a beautiful name like Magnolia I simply don’t know. But that’s her generation, I guess. Everything in...

A Day in the Life ~ Misty Dawn by Nancy Cole Silverman

My name is Misty Dawn, and when you get to be my age—that of a gray-haired senior citizen—not much surprises me. Some might say it’s because I’m a psychic, but psychics can’t read themselves. If I could, I would have planned better for my senior years, at least...