Nov 9, 2015 | A Day In My Life
It’s another typical fall day here in Cruz, California. The sun is shining, the air is crisp, and I am getting ready to open the store I inherited from my mother, Hot Bread, for business. I’m expecting another busy day, with all the usual suspects coming in for their...
Nov 8, 2015 | A Day In My Life
For me, starting the day right means fishing from the dock that sticks from my backyard into Black Creek, shaded by oak trees and bougainvillea. But this morning, after a late night, I slept in, showered, and put on my bathrobe. My whiskers have come in lately as...
Nov 7, 2015 | A Day In My Life
Occupation: Manager of Through the Wardrobe I’m Jenna. I work in Oyster Bay’s bookstore, Through the Wardrobe, and I am beyond excited! A major celebrity is coming to our grand opening to sign his books this weekend. Silas Black, the famous novelist and director of...
Nov 6, 2015 | A Day In My Life
I love dogs, I really do. Ask anyone, and they’ll say, “Sunny McKillip loves dogs.” But I never expected to become a governess for a dog. And certainly not for a millionaire dog, which is what happened when Honeybelle Hensley, the most flamboyant woman in Mule Stop,...
Nov 5, 2015 | A Day In My Life
What day is today? Why it’s Christmas, of course. You are probably checking the calendar and wondering what on earth I’m talking about, but let me explain. In Rudolph, New York, we love Christmas so much we celebrate it all year round. We’re a Year Round Christmas...
Nov 4, 2015 | A Day In My Life
I’m Lisa Wellman. I love reading. I’m a former librarian, now a hopeful book shop partner and mystery writer. So we’re two weeks before the Canterville Book Shop opens in Olde Town, Portsmouth, Virginia, and there’s a dead man on the roof. I can handle buying books,...
