Category: NB – Stories 1

Bobby discovered a hidden stash of expensive gifts in his teenage daughter’s closet, along with a photo of an unknown older man and a note about a café

I was halfway to my mother-in-law’s house with freshly baked lasagna when my lawyer’s frantic call changed everything. “Go back home. NOW,” she shouted. What I walked into

I thought my father’s will would secure my future. Then the lawyer read a name I didn’t recognize. My grandmother’s fury was immediate. Who was Brenna, and why

Martha made it her mission to ensure her daughter’s success: numerous classes, a violin teacher, and daily chores. Martha was certain that all of it would help Ellie

When Ally hears that her daughter died, the heavy haze of grief takes over her until one evening when her son, Ben, admits that his sister waves at

It was a peaceful Christmas night until a desperate knock shattered the calm. A young, pregnant woman stood shivering in the snow. Her chilling words, “Let your husband

Fifteen years of marriage felt unshakable—until the night my estranged sister, Megan, showed up at my door with nothing but a suitcase and a storm of secrets. What

Kindness often has a way of circling back, even when it’s least expected. For one elderly teacher, a simple decision to help a struggling boy on a freezing

My husband and I wanted to start a new life unburdened by our past struggles when we moved into a new house. But what we found instead were

The morning after I brought home two abandoned twins I’d found in the woods, I heard strange noises coming from my daughter’s room. My heart nearly stopped when