City of Secrets: Chapter 1

Amberlee Diaz couldn’t find her damn keys.  Again.  She moved opened boxes, scattered unopened boxes, and checked under the couch, in her purse. No keys. Panic started to rise up, she wrestled it down. She couldn’t be late today. Not today. She closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and thought back to last night…

City of Secrets: Prologue

The cold morning air bit Zalinia’s cheeks as she stepped out onto her front porch, the chill creeping through her oversized North Face puffer coat and teal blue scrubs. Lake Erie had a way of intensifying the seasonal change; despite it being late August, autumn was already beginning to make its presence known. Pulling her…