The One I Left Behind

The One I Left Behind, by Jennifer McMahon It scared Reggie a little - how consumed Tara had become with all of this. But deep down, she believed Tara was right - the police were not going to catch this guy. They'd had their chance and failed three times. And this time was...

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The Hynotist's Love Story

The Hypnotist's Love Story, by Liane Moriarty. Afterward, they went for dinner at that Thai restaurant on the corner where he told me he loved me for the first time. I wonder if they sat at the same table. I wonder if he remembered, just for a second. Surely I am worth a...

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Don't You Wish

Don't You Wish, by Roxanne St. Clair. "So don't even think about it again," she says. "Because you are who you are meant to be. Annie Nutter, daughter of Mel and Emily Nutter." "But you don't know, Mom. What if I were the daughter of Jim and Emily Monroe? What if you'd had...

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The Singles

The Singles, by Meredith Goldstein. In the top right-hand corner of the board was a list of names written in bright red ink and all-capital letters: "HANNAH MARTIN, ROB NUTLEY, NANCY MACGOWAN, VICKI CLIFFORD, JOE EVANS." Above the same, in the same crimson print, Bee had written...

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Goodbye to All That

Goodbye to All That, by Judith Arnold. "This particular unit," the rental agent said, "gets a lot of sunlight. It's really a very bright unit." Ruth wished she wouldn't call the apartment a "unit." It was a residence, a dwelling. A home. Not a home like the house where her...

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