Chapter 1 Jamboree, one of the season’s most important cheerleading competitions, was well underway, and the music was pumping so loudly I felt like I was at a club. Well, what I vaguely remembered clubbing was like from many, many years ago. I couldn’t hear myself think, which back in the day I didn’t remember […]
Chapter 1 Why did I ever think putting on a Halloween costume contest for pets was a good idea? I had put on all kinds of events over the years for my kids, but never anything solely to do with pets. This was proving to be the most challenging thing I had ever done. My […]
Get this cozy mystery on AMAZON! Chapter 1 “You seem especially nervous today. What’s up with you?” Katy asked. “How could I not be nervous? Veronica Knapp is coming in to try on dresses for the fashion show. That woman is scary,” I said and laughed, but I wasn’t entirely joking. Veronica was scary, in […]
Chapter 1 “Yay, you’re here,” I said to my best friend, Katy, who had just arrived at my condo in Chicago to spend the time leading up to New Year's with me. Before she even said anything to me, Katy leaned over and started petting Bella. I was used to it though. I was pretty […]
Chapter 1 Standing in my room, I surveyed the piles of clothes on my bed trying to narrow down what to pack. I was also trying to keep Bella, my English mastiff, off my clean clothes, since she was a shedding factory. I was horrible at packing. I inevitably packed too much, didn’t wear half […]
Chapter 1 “How did it go today?” Cooper asked, setting down his bag and loosening his tie. I was lounging on the couch with Bella’s head in my lap, reading my latest US Weekly. Cooper’s appearance in my condo got a solid tail wag from Bella but she didn’t feel the need to get up […]
My name is Laina Turner, and under that name I write romance with mature characters. I write cozy mysteries set in small towns under the name L.C Turner.
