We’d traveled back to Kentucky while waiting for the closing date on our new purchase. I still couldn’t believe I’d convinced Reed this was a good idea. But somehow I had and now we were making it a reality. The house was now ours—for better or worse. It had felt as if someone had knocked the win...
You’d think I was on the moon or something. I tossed the phone back onto the seat next to me. No way to call for help. Now what would I do? My mind raced. During my last dream, the dark shadow had chased me and I now prayed that part wouldn’t come true. But the farmhouse had been true. It looked ...
But forget about the smile. Why was he back? I knew my worrying had been justified. His black fedora sat slightly sideways on his head. He wore jeans and a blue short-sleeved t-shirt, his muscular arms bulging underneath the tight fabric. It wasn’t his usual business attire. I wasn't used to seei...
The sun was still sleeping when I went to work. By the time it became light outside, I’d already started serving customers. I’d arrived even earlier to prepare a pie for Rory. Part of my brain said: leave well enough alone. But the other part, the part I most often listened to when I shouldn’t, s...
She was a smart woman and she knew something was amiss. And to think I’d actually entertained the thought of playing a prank on her. It would have taken her seconds to figure me out. “Mother, it’s me, Halloween.” I waved my hands through the air. My...
“I had no idea they could run so fast,” I said breathlessly. I’d almost reached them, but as I stretched my hand out to grab Sarah I stumbled and fell to the sidewalk. “Are you okay?” Annabelle asked as she reached down to help me up. &n...
What was going on? Was it because of the missing spellbooks and the fact that spells couldn’t be performed? It seemed as if it was something more than that. Tom and I arrived at the café. We got out of the car and I unlocked the door for us. “You’re...
There was one curious thing mentioned in the book. It claimed that I could change my appearance. Of course that caused an idea to cross my mind—but it could be a very risky endeavor. That was if in fact it actually worked. The book said I had all these special powers now, but would I perform the ...