Friday, August 15, 1986, Miami, Florida. Emily Calder, AKA K.C. Harrow, best-selling author of the novel After Massaqua Falls, collected her leather suitcase from the carousel. As Emily stepped into Miami International, she left K.C. Harrow behind on a forty-city tour. Twenty weeks that had worn K.C. to the core. Now Emily was tired. She was ready to recharge, needing space from the pressures of being K.C. Harrow. On her...

Sunday Emily woke groggily to the tap on the door. She got up, wrapping a robe around her body as she answered the door. Elena was awake, but opted for the ‘Don’t bother me, pull the sheet over her head’ move, partly because of modesty. I don’t remember ordering breakfast last night. Em thought, but I’m glad I did. Em thought to herself. The door closed behind the server as he left, and Emily poured coffee. Elena sat up a...