by Valorie Quesenberry | Sep 8, 2018 | bookstore, coffee, college Bible college, freshman, library, romance, roommates, siblings
Sonoma slapped the cover of the book shut and stared out the window. The campus of the little Christian college was pretty in the autumn. Sugar maples and oaks scattered colorful leaves like a child shaking glitter from a bottle. The afternoon sun cast a tawny glow...
by Valorie Quesenberry | Dec 19, 2017 | books, Christmas, Christmas Carol, December, library, short story, words
The library had a different kind of quiet today. Emma could feel the holiday spirit just under the surface in the youngsters who jostled past her desk on their way to the children’s department. Christmas was only 3 weeks away, and the town was bursting with holiday...