Meet Allie McMurphy by Nancy Coco

Growing up I was lucky enough to spend summers on Mackinaw Island helping my Papa Liam and Grammy Alice run the Historic McMurphy Hotel and Fudge Shoppe. Mackinaw Island is nestled between the upper and lower peninsula of Michigan and is known for its Victorian charm...

Introducing Carly Hartwell by Heather Blake

Let me start by saying that you have to be a mite touched in the head if you want to spend a day in my shoes. Nobody wants that. Trust me. The thing is it’s not a bad life. Not hardly. It’s just…unusual, seeing as how I’m a white witch. An empath (I can feel...

Gabfest With Cathleen by Barb Goffman

I downed my glass of wine and glared at the article on my iPad again. There it was, in black and white, but I still could hardly believe it. My own cousin Janet, who had always been more like a sister to me, was throwing me under the bus. She wanted to leave our cable...

A Day in the Life With Mae December by Lia Farrell

Hi I’m Mae, well really I’m Maeve, but my sister couldn’t say my name when she was little and it got shortened to Mae. Here’s the crazy part, my last name is December! So I’m Mae December. I love my parents, truly I do, but I hate my name. My day usually starts with...

A Conversation With Sheila Lowe About Claudia Rose

Job Occupation: Forensic Handwriting expert “Someone left a nasty note on the bathroom wall and we need to know which employee wrote it.” “We’ve got a bomb threat and three suspects. Can you take a look at the note?” “We’re hiring a new property manager. I’m sending...

Blog Tour With Cealie Gunther by June Shaw

He smashed in the doorbell with a feathered wing. The door opened. “Yes?” Kat sounded upset. “You must have the wrong place.” Chicken Boy sang, “Happy graduation to you. Happy grad-u-a-tion—” I finished the song I’d composed. “—to the girl who’s about to finish near...