“Go on, please,” Detective Graydon prodded, already piecing together a couplet of motives for arson: professional and romantic competition. “We broke up a long time ago, but she’s been stalking me by phone and internet ever since. Her messages had quieted down for a while...
“Huh? Wait a second!” Marcus yelled in amazement. “They’re not pulling us over! They just wanted to get around us!” “Please tell me you’re not kidding,” I squeaked, afraid to look up and see if he was right or just hallucinating. “I’m definitely n...
As the plane finally began to taxi towards the runway, Herculea lifted up the flap on her window seat and watched the perpetual Northern California rain pour down. She wondered how Kent was doing. The university’s travel department had not been able to purchase side by side seats for the collea...
Prologue New York City Brownstone on East 73rd Street “Promise me, Marlena, promise me, mi amor!” The strength had drained out of my grandmother’s voice, but her will was stronger than ever. “I promise you, Nana, I will find out who killed your sister.” I gazed into her wa...
Cara held onto her for a moment longer, then pulled away. Sabrina gasped in shock as she registered Cara’s countenance. Cara’s eyes were bloodshot and puffy, as though she had been crying for hours. “Cara, what’s wrong?” The younger Montrouge sister stood there, eyes threatening to spill te...
Dedicated to my mother: Fellow writer, Inspirational woman, & Italian chef extraordinaire Prologue West Nyack, New York Packing My Bags… Is there any reason why I can’t take my entire wardrobe to Italy? I perused my dresser full of vintage clothes, heartbroken to leave any of the gems beh...
What was that outburst all about?” Composing myself, I explained, “The woman who called me to say that the mayor had an emergency and couldn’t make the ceremony was named Lorraine Fallow. I’m sure of it! But why would the mayor’s secretary work in a real estate office?” ...
“Just who do you think you are?” His voice was a beastly roar that caused Ethel to shrink back into the room and Gregory to glower menacingly. “How dare you invade these private quarters?” Before he could rant any further, Rebecca hissed urgently, “Luke, please! This is ...