Month: December 2025

Mistletoe and Mayhem by Aria Cole Free Read Novel Chapter 20

“Saysme.” She tosses off her cardigan. “Strip dare. House rule.” “Getting bold, sunshine.” “You’re the one with the counter fantasy.” “True.” She gives me a look. “Dare me.” I look at her slowly, letting the firelight flick across every curve. The room gets hotter. Or maybe I do. “Take off your shirt.” She peels it

The Way Back by Grace Mitchell Free Read EPILOGUE

EPILOGUE: CALEB ONE YEAR LATER The coffee was already brewing when I came downstairs. Elena was still asleep. I’d left her there with the blankets kicked off like always, her hair spread across the pillow, one hand curled under her cheek like a child. The dogs hadn’t moved from their spot by the fireplace. The

The Way Back by Grace Mitchell Free Read Chapter 35

CHAPTER 35: MATT THREE MONTHS LATER The folding chairs were easier to stack than I’d expected. I’d set up twelve, figuring eight people was the usual turnout and it was better to have extras. Tonight we’d had ten. Mrs. Rose and her daughter. Tom Bradford whose wife had early-onset. The Andersons, married fifty years, him

The Way Back by Grace Mitchell Free Read Chapter 34

CHAPTER 34: ELENA Matt’s truck sat in the driveway with the engine running, headlights cutting through the rain in two pale columns. I could see him through the windshield, hands on the wheel, head bowed. Just sitting there. The rain was coming down so hard it blurred everything. The truck, the trees beyond, the shape