I hated hospitals—the long lines, the sick people, the endless coughing and sneezing. But more than anything, I hated hospitals because of the memories they brought back. Painful memories. I could still see my mother…

To be honest, I was never the romantic type. It had always been that way. Ever since my teenage years, I never understood why everyone was so obsessed with romantic comedies. The grand gestures, the…

I was living in a dream. I was married to the love of my life. I was wrapped in the glow of our honeymoon, and we were nestled in a quiet lake house straight out…

I used to think the phrase "work wife" was harmless. A cute little corporate joke. An exaggeration, at best. But after a year of hearing my husband, Chris, throw the term around like confetti at…

How is that even possible? I thought. Every single night, Jacob had been coming here. Or at least, that's what he told me. But as I stared at my perfectly healthy mother-in-law, a terrifying realization…

I wiped the sweat from my forehead and adjusted my grip on the bricks. My arms ached, and my back felt like it might snap in half, but I kept working. The sun was brutal…

Ellis gave him a teary-eyed smile. "Oh, Jeff, it's going to be so special! It seems like just a while back when we started raising him and now he's graduating! I'm sure his parents would've…

I always knew my sister, Charlotte, didn't care about me. But I never thought she'd throw me out onto the street two weeks after our father's funeral. For as long as I could remember, it…