Day In Life ~ Rita Calabrese by Maureen Klovers

What’s my typical day like? If you’d asked me that question a couple of weeks ago, my answer would have been just what you’d expect from a proud Italian-American matriarch who is also Acorn Hollow’s best gardener and the thirteen-time winner of St. Vincent’s...

Day In Life ~ RJ Franklin by V.M. Burns

“Wake up!” Mama B followed up the request with a sharp jab of her elbow to my rib cage. The unexpected jolt shocked me awake from a dead sleep. I moved suddenly and hit my elbow against the back of the pew, a move which brought tears to my eyes and I barely prevented...

Day In Life ~ Maddison Flynn by C.A. Phipps

When I stand outside the front door, I can’t help the pride washing over me. With a lot of help from my posse, the Girlz, and financial backing from Gran, my shop is finally open! No matter how many times I read the sign–Maple Lane Bakery–it gives me a thrill. Despite...

Day In Life ~ Lavinia Starkhurst by Anne Leigh Parrish

So, here’s the deal: my husband died a week ago in the middle of a golf came. You’re thinking heart attack, right? Wrong. Just because Chip was 73 doesn’t mean he had a bum ticker. The guy was healthy as a horse, except for a few aches and pains. No, what happened...

Day In Life ~ Kate Hamilton by Sheila Connolly

I must have been crazy to say yes. I’d left the hometown of my childhood, Asheboro, Maryland, the week after I graduated from high school there and never looked back. It wasn’t a bad little town, but there was no future there for me. I went to college and then started...

Day In the Life ~ Frances Wynn by Dianne Freeman

A day in my life, you say? I don’t know that I have typical days any longer, but I’ll do my best. First of all, my name is Frances Wynn and my title is Countess of Harleigh. It’s a courtesy title I received upon marrying my late husband. In exchange my family gave him...