The Many Adventures of Kelly Reynolds by Dianne Harman

I can’t believe how my life has changed since I met and married the sheriff of Beaver County, Oregon, Mike Reynolds. He kept coming to my coffee shop, Kelly’s Koffee Shop, to eat whenever he could. It didn’t occur to me for a long time that he was interested in...

A Day in the Life of Nina Crisp by Barbara Graham

I want to nominate Theo Abernathy for best friend ever. My name is Nina Crisp and like Theo, I grew up in tiny Silersville, Tennessee. After college, Theo worked in textiles for a while before reconnecting with Tony Abernathy and they married. They lived in Chicago...

The State of Emergency with Nikki Lanier by Bethany Maines

“Thanks for giving me a ride, guys,” said Jenny, jumping into the back of my convertible blue ’67 Impala. Jenny works with me at Carrie Mae. “No prob,” I said, checking traffic and pulling away from the curb. “Did they tell you what was wrong with your car?” asked...

A Day in the Life of Death Bogart by Loretta Ross

Death Bogart parked his ten-year-old Jeep Grand Cherokee on the back lot of a hot dog stand that had gone out of business a decade earlier. He looked around ruefully. Even the prettiest little towns seemed to have areas like this–dingy, depressed neighborhoods...