Christmas Eve at Ruby's Place has always been magical, but the enchantment began long before Ruby opened her namesake supper club... In 1938, hard times have found Sullivan, Missouri. Christmas is on...

Finalist or Master List Nominee for: Mark Twain Readers Award, Bluestem Award, South Carolina Children's Book Award, Alabama Camellia Children's Choice Book Award, and Oklahoma Sequoyah Book Award. Chosen...

Cross paths. Bump into. Encounter. Come face-to-face. Three cheers for the happy accident! Oftentimes, the very best part of a story is the section in which the characters meet. The initial spark. The...

All They Needed Was a Little Luck It's a story just itching to be told—and you're going to hear it. What choice do you have, really? Your car's overheated, and you're fortunate enough to have coasted...

Forever Finley Episode / Short Story #8: Mysterious sightings—and a legend of unrequited love—draws Finley's newest resident into the midst of the folklore surrounding the town.Norma Johnson, owner of...

Forever Finley Episode / Short Story #5: A tale of long-distance relationships—the sort in which "distance" refers not to the miles that stretch between you, but the miles you've traveled together.Patricia...

When they were young, the sight of Michael and Sharon's love could literally stop traffic. Not many couples have a record of the exact moment they fell in love. But Sharon's powerful photograph—a black...

~ Holly Schindler is a critically acclaimed author: Starred reviews from Booklist and Publishers Weekly, silver medal recipient in Foreword INDIES Book of the Year, IPPY Awards gold medal winner. ~ Four...

Once upon a time, in a land far, far away… you were a child. And fairy tales were delightful stories that insisted life wasn't scary and overwhelming, but magical and sweet. Oh, there were happy endings...

Holly Schindler's Award-Winning Debut Novel Fifteen-year-old Aura Ambrose has been hiding a secret. Her mother, a talented artist and art teacher, is slowly being consumed by schizophrenia, and Aura has...

~If you enjoy I Remember You, you'll love the entire Ruby's Place Christmas Collection.~ Welcome to the Grand Reopening of Ruby's Place Rob & Geena 4Ever 1987 – words carved into a sidewalk square...

~If you enjoy Sentimental Journey, you'll love the entire Ruby's Place Christmas Collection.~ This Christmas Eve, Ruby's Place is in danger. Can the ghosts of Christmases past save the old supper club,...

What is the true story of Ruby's Place? For years, gossip has swirled throughout the small Missouri town of Sullivan. "Something strange going on out there at Ruby's," they say. Ruby's Place is no mere...

The Story of Ruby's Favorite Regular—Her Best Friend, Elizabeth The best Christmas present Elizabeth Rossi ever received was given to her by a complete stranger—plucked from the folds of a desperate woman's...

It's Christmas Eve, the night of the grand reopening of Ruby's Place. But the Christmas spirit is nowhere to be found. Anticipation should be soaring as Ruby's Place, the beloved supper club, prepares...

Forever Finley Episode / Short Story #9: It has been said that seeds of love planted beneath an August moon will bind two meant to be together—forever.Two different couples—one currently hoping to find...

Forever Finley Episode / Short Story #4: A tale that asks if literary heroes ever do walk straight off the page into modern life.At fifty-five, Jo, the proprietor of Jo March Books: Depository for the...

*Text-Only Short E-Read. Illustrated Paperbacks Available at Select Sites.*IT'S A TOTAL DISASTER!Fourth grader Izzy Ashby is an outside kind of girl. She dreads her Monday morning reading class like she...

A sweet, short holiday tale about opening yourself up to magical possibilities.Natalie is new to town, and feels invisible and painfully alone...until a mysterious stranger in a cemetery changes everything.Come...

Forever Finley Episode / Short Story #11: Superstitions float around us constantly. We choose to believe or discount them based on where our hearts happen to be at that particular moment.Kelly Marx, Finley's...

It's Never the End of the RoadNone of them really expected to wind up at the Granite Ridge Retirement Community for Active Seniors. And yet, here they are—Jim arriving after his wife's unexpected passing,...

Forever Finley Episodes / Short Stories #12 and #13: Will the December wedding of Natalie and Damien prove to be a happy beginning for two brides—and the town of Finley?Named for the young woman who died...

Forever Finley Episode / Short Story #6: A tale that explores how holiday magic can carry forward into the rest of the year, featuring Natalie and the mysterious George from "Come December."Engagement...

Forever Finley Episode / Short Story #10: Dreams often linger like a haunting melody.Michael is a failed musician at heart and a coffee shop barista by day. Will the century-old legend of his hometown...

Is the magic of Christmas Eve enough to change Mallory's mind and heart?Mallory Stewart is an on-the-rise young editor certain she's about to land a position at one of the "Big Five" publishing houses....

Forever Finley Episode / Short Story #2: A tale of big dreams, small towns, and friends who know you better than you know yourself.Annie returns to her small hometown of Finley to celebrate her newfound...

Create a brand-new superhero with never-before-seen powers and the perfect arch-enemy. Learn to tell an exciting story!Award-winning author Holly Schindler turns her attention to helping young writers...

Forever Finley Episode / Short Story #7: What do we discover when we dig deep into our past?Annie Ames returns to her childhood hometown to begin a project with her lifelong friend, Justin: a book documenting...

Forever Finley Episode / Short Story #3: A tale of happy accidents, mystical events, and the beautiful things that can happen after (or even as the result of) a broken heart.The legend of Amos Hargrove...

~ Holly Schindler is a critically acclaimed author: Starred reviews from Booklist and Publishers Weekly, silver medal recipient in Foreword INDIES Book of the Year, IPPY Awards gold medal winner. ~ It's...