The whispers started the moment Emma Tran stood up in class.It was “Family Heritage Week” at Lincoln High, and every student had to…
The summer of 1968, somewhere in small-town America, James met Lily — the girl with sunlight in her hair and laughter that could…
The vibrant pop music echoed in the high-end fashion store “Maison Élise” in the center of New York. Everything was sparkling — from…
Rain poured down on New York City that afternoon. The glass skyscrapers reflected the flashing lights of ambulances and the rush of people.…
When Captain Emily Ross received the email from her husband, Mark, she was stationed in a dust-choked camp in the middle of Afghanistan.…
JFK Airport was as cold as a giant emergency room on Monday morning. The electronic board flashed delays due to the Chicago snowstorm,…
Rain pounded against the glass doors of St. Augustine Medical Center, a hospital that stood like a monument of privilege in the middle…
January nights in New York have the kind of cold that breaks your breath. The wind blows down the avenue like a thin…
The rain hadn’t stopped for three days.Lila Carter stood by the iron gates of the Beaumont estate, soaked to the skin, clutching the…
That winter, Wyoming was so cold that breath could shatter like glass. In the small town of Pine Hollow, the early February blizzard…