Stories by @kristinwalters1

The Storm

St. Medard's Bay, Alabama is famous for three things: the deadly hurricanes that regularly sweep into town, the Rosalie Inn, a century-old hotel that's survived every one of those storms, and Lo Bailey, the local girl infamously accused of the murder of her lover, political scion Landon Fitzroy, during Hurricane Marie in 1984. When Geneva Corliss, the current owner of the Rosalie Inn, hears a writer is coming to town to research the crime that put St. Medard's Bay on the map, she's less interested in solving a whodunnit than in how a successful true crime book might help the struggling inn's bottom line. But to her surprise, August Fletcher doesn't come to St. Medard's Bay alone. With him is none other than Lo Bailey herself. Lo says she's returned to her hometown to clear her name once and for all, but the closer Geneva gets to both Lo and August, the more she wonders if Lo is actually back to settle old scores. As the summer heats up and another monster storm begins twisting its way towards St. Medard's Bay, Geneva learns that some people can be just as destructive - and as deadly - as any hurricane, and that the truth of what happened to Landon Fitzroy may not be the only secret Lo is keeping... -Macmillan Publishing Website

Tourist Season

Harper is happy with her life in the town of Carnage. She lives in a cottage and manicures picturesque gardens around town. But when tourist outstay their welcome, she takes it into her own hands to remove them from Carnage with her beloved wood chipper, Cookie Monster. Nolan on the other hand is a tourist, or at least that's his cover. Years prior he was in a terrible accident that took more than recovery time from him. Now, he is in Carnage looking for revenge from the woman who took everything, Harper. She's the last survivor of the people that were in the car that hit him and his brother. Despite wanting to kill each other, they have an undeniable attraction and when someone threatens the town, they put there issues to the side and work together to keep Carnage and those who reside there from destruction.

I'm a Therapist and My Patient is Going to be the Next School Shooter

Dr. Harper shares 6 of his craziest case files, starting with a school shooting and leading to his most dangerous patient yet, Case 220.

The Only One Left

After a 6 month suspension, a caregiver named Kit, is assigned to an ailing woman who was accused of murdering her entire family 50 years earlier in a Lizzie Borden-like massacre. Lenora Hope was never convicted but now paralyzed by a stroke that paralyzed all but her left arm she decides to share her story with Kit communicating only through a typewriter. At seventeen Lenora Hope Hung her sister with a rope Stabbed her father with a knife Took her mother’s happy life "It wasn't me"Lenora said But she's the only one not dead

Sign Here

While working in literal hell, Peyote Tripp tries to complete his full collection of souls from the Harrison family. Meanwhile he takes his new co-worker under his wing, but she's hiding more than she's letting on.

The Family Game

A newly engaged writer begins to investigate the meaning of a tape given to her by her soon to be father-in-law and heir to a large fortune. In the process, she hears a troubling confession that may lead to secrets from both her inlaws past and her own coming out.