Featured Author
Corey Colombin
Biography
Novelist Corey Colombin invites you to read her latest novel, “The Thing About Family,” as it unfolds, one chapter at a time. Corey is a columnist, romance fiction novelist, hobby artist and author and illustrator of books for children. When she’s not interviewing or writing, she is often spotted with her husband, family and two slobbery Labradors. You can contact Corey at [email protected]
ARTICLES
The Thing About Family: Chapter 9
Recap of Chapter 8: The family speculated as to the reason for Frank, Jr. and Charlotte’s conspicuous absence at the monthly family dinner. Miriam finagled some answers when she cornered some of the women in the kitchen. Troy raised eyebrows by attending his ex-wife’s...
The Thing About Family: Chapter 8
Recap of Chapter 7: Miriam was preparing for the first big family dinner since her return from the river cruise. But when her family began to file in, Frank Jr. and his family were suspiciously absent. She cornered her daughters to tell her what was going on. Troy was...
The Thing About Family: Chapter 7
by Corey Colombin Recap of Chapter 6: Having left without word, Charlotte was settling in at her sister’s house but still felt the need to let someone know she was safe, however cryptic the message. Josie and Marianne were making snarky guesses as to why Frank...
The Thing About Family: Chapter 6
Recap of Chapter 5: Callie awoke next to her ex-husband. She didn’t regret the encounter, but still felt it necessary to keep it from the kids. After learning of her husband’s infidelity, Charlotte hopped on a plane and headed to her sister’s home in Portland. She...
The Thing About Family: Chapter 5
Recap of Chapter 4: Miriam enjoys her last night of the cruise in the company of admirers, which isn’t a bad way to wrap up her trip. Charlotte confides in her best friend that she thinks Frank is having an affair. And Callie is reminded how attractive her ex-husband...
The Thing About Family: Chapter 4
Chapter 3 Recap: Miriam is having the time of her life on the river cruise, barely a thought about her family, while Frank, Jr. is getting handsy with a young nurse in the hospital break room. He thinks he’s sneaky, but his wife, Charlotte, expressed her suspicions...
The Thing About Family: Chapter 3
Chapter 2 recap: Another successful Christmas and birthday behind them, the Walker Family deals with the backlash of the matriarch’s announcement that she was to go on a month-long river cruise, completely abandoning the monthly dinner ritual. What will the family do...
The Thing About Family: Chapter 2
Recap of Chapter 1: Miriam Walker awaited her large family’s arrival to her mandatory monthly family dinner. This one was special for two reasons: it fell on Christmas Eve and was also her 85th birthday. Plus, she had a big announcement that would rock the family....
The Thing About Family: Chapter 1
By Corey Colombin Miriam Louise Pembroke Walker insisted that the monthly family dinner for December be on Christmas Eve. There would be no alterations and no acceptable reason to be absent. The family in its entirety would be present, of that she had no doubt. She...
Lucky Penny: Chapter 40— The Final Chapter
Recap of Chapter 39: After the nearly disastrous hailstorm, everyone pulled together to save the wedding scene. Although gripped with a case of nerves, Penny managed to pull it together. And, as she took in Matthew’s expression when he saw her heading down the aisle...
Lucky Penny: Chapter 39
Recap of Chapter 38: While Chloe and Penny were being pampered at the spa before the wedding, they were alarmed to hear the unmistakable sound of hail hammering the roof. They dashed back to the venue where they walked into complete chaos—the flowers in shambles and...
Lucky Penny: Chapter 38
Recap of Chapter 37: Penny and Chloe met at Willow Creek to hash out the wedding plans. Despite being overserved and giddy, they managed to land on some solid plans for the big day, which would occur in just over a month. After weeks of careful planning, the wedding...
