A short story featuring characters from The Belinda & Bennett Mysteries. In this story, Bennett inherits a garden gnome.   “You’ve got to get this gnome off my property,” Bennett said, arms folded, standing on the threshold of his garage as Belinda got out of her car in his driveway. It was his day off and Belinda had swung by to drop off cupcake leftovers from the weekend. Between the tourists and her own lack of self-control, she only had four. “What gnome?” she said innocently, batting her eyelashes, holding the pastry box like a tray in one hand. “The one you […]

A short story featuring characters from The Belinda & Bennett Mysteries. In this story, Kyle’s love life comes between Belinda and her morning coffee. Belinda didn’t think she needed to vocalize that they were stopping for coffee. After all, Kyle was her twin and knew her better than anyone. And yet, there she was, watching the turn for coffee come and go at an alarming speed. “Kyle, where are you going?” His golden brown eyes, the mirror image of her own, darted her way. “To the marina.” “You’re going by the coffee shop.” “So?” Belinda paused. “You’re going by the coffee shop.” “I can’t […]

A short story featuring characters from The Belinda & Bennett Mysteries. In this story, Victoria’s husband has become a tad safety obsessed.   There were clear rubber bumpers on anything that looked even remotely sharp. Victoria’s house was covered in them. But there was something significant missing from several rooms. “What happened to the ceiling fans?” Belinda said, coming back to the banquette off the kitchen. “Dan took them all down last night.” Victoria poured pink lemonade, maneuvering her baby bump around the table to sit. “I woke up last night and he was rubberizing our entire house.” “I can see that.” Belinda […]

A short story featuring characters from The Belinda & Bennett Mysteries. In this story, Belinda’s infamous leopard print dress resurfaces.   Belinda knew it was pure evil that she’d worn the leopard print dress from the night of the drive-by shooting. It was pure evil that she’d slipped into the black high heels from the same night and put up her blonde waves to show off the lines of her neck and back. And she also knew it was especially evil because she and Bennett were about to go have dinner with Alexa Dupuis and her fiancé, and it was thanks to Belinda. Despite […]