Having recently been promoted from search and rescue, Tess takes Monica under her wing as she begins her first casework assignment. On the southbound bus, Monica strikes up a conversation with David Morrow, a young boy who reveals his mothe…

Monica finds herself assigned to Earl Rowley, a man weathered by years as a baseball coach. A bitter residue of a Vietnam War injury that derailed his own aspirations for a major league career fuels his demanding approach to his high school…

Monica is the personal assistant to Elizabeth Jessup, a well-known journalist, and quickly discovers that her new employer struggles with a serious drinking problem. At a birthday celebration for her granddaughter, Beth, Liz drinks excessiv…

Moving next door to Angela Evans, an enthusiastic boater with a veiled history, proved a catalyst for Monica’s long-held fear of water. Years prior, during their college days, Monica had offered support as a call girl. Now, with her husband…

Cassie Peter is expecting a child and intends to place the baby for adoption. Neither Craig, the father, nor Joanne, Cassie’s mother, are present for the birth, but Monica is there, disguised as a nurse. After holding her daughter, Cassie c…

Monica works as a legal assistant for the young lawyer, Charles Hibbard. Through a regrettable error, he bequeaths an inheritance to Robin, an unconventional young woman, and must persuade her to return it. Charles, plagued by anxieties, be…

On a lonely stretch of road, Monica and Tess orchestrated a scenario, a carefully contrived accident intended for Megan and Susana, two women bound by a shared affection for the same man. Meanwhile, in a realm beyond human comprehension, an…

Monica and Tess, party coordinators for the exacting Dr. Harrison Trowbridge Archibald IV, find themselves immersed in preparations for a grand social event. The occasion is a celebration of a new hospital wing, a project deeply significant…

The small-town church prepared its annual Christmas pageant, and young Serena yearned to play the angel. Her friend Joey, who lived with a gentle intellectual difference, struggled to accept the truth of Serena's failing heart. A deep-seate…

To aid a proud, homeless man named Pete, Monica relinquishes the celestial gifts that once defined her. In doing so, she forms unexpected bonds with Sophie, a woman whose life echoes the harsh realities of Desert Storm, and Zack, a veteran …

Three years prior, James Mackey resolved a fraught hostage situation by shooting the assailant who had killed James's partner. Now, Monica, a journalist, is crafting a story about the small-town sheriff and local hero. Despite being a devot…