Category: Fiction

Jude kept his eyes on the road as we made the two-hour drive to the Phoenix airport and I kept mine on the blur of desert going by. We’d accomplished everything we came here to do—his mother was content, the performance was convincing, and we hadn’t collapsed under the weight of our own scar tissue. Better

Read In a Second (Friendship, RI Book 3) By Kate Canterbary Chapter 34 – Today’s vocabulary word: aura The engagement party was exactly what I would expect from Janet and Rita. A homey backyard potluck with mismatched folding chairs and a cutesy signature cocktail—prickly pear margaritas for the pair of honor. Twinkle lights everywhere. A photo slideshow playing

Today’s vocabulary word: unfiltered The elevator doors opened at our floor and Audrey executed a ballet leap out of the car. She didn’t wait for me, instead twirling down the hallway in a series of jumps and pirouettes. At least she was going the right direction. I found her moving through a sequence of dance steps

Today’s vocabulary word: insistent When my mother arrived, she unhinged her jaw and swallowed Audrey whole. She blew right past me and devoured my fiancée in a wild monologue that rambled on for minutes. Audrey gave up on trying to respond but she smiled and nodded and let my mother drag her all around the house

Read In a Second (Friendship, RI Book 3) By Kate Canterbary Chapter 21 – Today’s vocabulary word: strike I followed Audrey outside as lightning streaked through the sky. The storm would be here within minutes. ‘You’re going the wrong way,’ I yelled after her. She stopped and turned in the other—also wrong—direction. ‘I’m going where I

Read In a Second (Friendship, RI Book 3) By Kate Canterbary Today’s vocabulary word: recognize I didn’t have a lot of experience in sleeping with Audrey Saunders. We’d shared plenty of nights when her parents were out of town but they’d been the kind where sleep was the last priority. Back then, it was about gulping

Read In a Second (Friendship, RI Book 3) By Kate Canterbary Chapter 14 – Today’s vocabulary word: halfway By the time we landed in Salt Lake City, I was hot trash. Every muscle held a grudge after nearly six hours crammed between a knitter with stabby elbows and someone who’d claimed the armrest and at least

Read In a Second (Friendship, RI Book 3) By Kate Canterbary Chapter 13 – Today’s vocabulary word: altitude It was almost four in the afternoon when the flight to Salt Lake finally boarded. We’d talked through a few more rounds of drinks and then a plate of nachos built to Audrey’s custom specifications, and I knew

And maybe this was a sign. A huge, blinking sign reminding me that I was making irreversible mistakes. But the universe liked fucking with me. It was a good thing I’d learned how to fuck right back. ‘It’s time for lunch. We should find something to eat,’ I said, grabbing the handle of her bag