The sun was down by the time Andrew got home, stewing in frustration. For someone who had told them she wanted to move their focus toward town history and away from rituals, Iris certainly had them doing an awful lot of rituals lately. And now, on Andrew’s first day off of magical grounding, they’d been […]

“Jude, are you telling me that you, of all people, have nowhere to be on New Year’s Eve?” Jude looked over from the stove with a smirk as Noah shook his head and laughed. He was sitting on one of the stylish bar stools beside the granite counter in Jude’s condo, a glass of unsweetened […]

Cleo had warned Edie not to expect anything wild for New Year’s Eve. The way Liv had put it when she called, they were basically planning to watch movies and eat pizza like a bunch of teenagers. As they pulled up into the driveway of Liv and Noah’s house, she noticed Noah’s truck was missing. […]

There was no work available that day, so Noah went to a meeting over in Belchertown, a few towns away. Two meetings today might be a good idea, Noah reasoned. Especially since he didn’t have any other plans. And after the first one, he realized he was right. He already felt steadier, but not enough […]

Once he could breathe again, Noah thought there’d be no way he could go back to sleep. Not after that whole scene in the hall. He’d made sure to lock the door though. Not to keep them out, but because he didn’t want to end up back out in the hallway. He never wanted to […]

It was the sound of footsteps on creaking wooden stairs that woke Noah up later that night. The ground was pitching underneath him, the waves nearly tipping the ship. Or was it? No, that was a dream. Disoriented, he looked around in the dark as the footsteps got louder. “Noah?” Was that Liv? What was […]

Noah woke up to the sound of pounding on his front door. He stumbled out of bed, sending Gray Lady flying as he pulled on some pants and hurried toward the sound of knocking. As he rushed over, he ran through everything in his mind. Was he late for a shift? Had he promised Liv […]

Cleo thought she’d be upset or concerned when her father told her not to worry about coming by today. But instead, all she felt was relief. Her mom was in good hands and, while she knew this didn’t eliminate all of her responsibility, or even more than a little of it, it did allow her […]

It was freezing in the backyard and the snow was packed down enough that his feet only sank into it slightly as he made his way toward the small path at the edge of the property. He wasn’t wearing shoes, he realized, and his thick wool socks were quickly soaked. He passed the stone wall, […]

Andrew woke up on the couch, where he’d fallen asleep last night. Before he was fully conscious, the date was in his head. December twenty-sixth. One year. He’d been in New Winslow for one full year. One year ago, at this time, they’d been getting ready to leave New Winslow. He was putting his small […]