A day in the life with Amy Flowers by Gayle Leeson

Hi, I’m Amy Flowers, and I own the Down South Café. In addition to being the owner, I’m the head chef. I adore cooking. I always have. I learned at my grandmother’s right elbow. Looking back, I probably got on her nerves. But Nana patiently answered my questions and...

A day in the life of Kelsey McKenna by Marla Cooper

I blame the cupcakes. Not the fancy pink ones with the icing that looked like lace. The one with the molten chocolate center that oozed decadent goodness when I bit into it. It had given me an endorphin high that made me overlook the warning signs when I met my latest...

A day in the life with Blu Carraway by David Burnsworth

My business card says, Blu Carraway Investigations, Charleston, South Carolina. Sounds impressive, but most of the time I’m more of a glorified problem solver. A woman calls about a cheating husband: “Do you want pictures or compound fractures?” I say, jokingly. She...

A day in the life with Julia Gooden by Jane Haseldine

Concrete, grey, cold, and quickly passing is the only thing I see. I’m Julia Gooden, and I cover the crime beat in the city of Detroit. My runs started as just one lap around the rugged coastal loop of Lake Huron last summer. But when I migrated back to the Detroit...

An Excerpt with Robbie Jordan by Maddie Day

Robbie Jordan, here. I had a couple of intriguing discoveries while renovating the second floor of my Country Store restaurant, so I thought I’d share them with you. My boyfriend Abe came over to help. Abe pressed his lips to my ear, sending a zing of heat through me....