The House on Cherry Street

The House on Cherry Street

Jennifer reads her award-winning short story, The House on Cherry Street. In this tender short story set in the aftermath of World War I, elderly Charlotte returns to her childhood home on Cherry Street one last time — not merely to retrieve a forgotten trunk, but to deliver a lifeline to her grieving grandniece Betsy, whose young husband has just fallen in the war. As Charlotte moves through the rooms where she came of age, she unspools a long-held secret: the story of her own wartime love, her devastating loss, and the autumn night in the attic when a mockingbird singing out of season pulled her back from the edge of despair. Lyrical and quietly profound, The House on Cherry Street is a story about the stubborn persistence of love across generations — and the faith that grief, however deep, need not have the final word.

Slay Bells Ring, Chapter 4

Jennifer reads the fourth and final chapter of her Christmas cozy-mystery novella, Slay Bells Ring.

Slay Bells Ring, Chapter 3

Jennifer reads Chapter 3 of the Christmas novella, Slay Bells Ring, and shares a few tidbits about the fictional small town, Timber Coulee.

Slay Bells Ring, Chapter 2

Jennifer reads Chapter 2 of her Christmas novella, "Slay Bells Ring." Jacquie Lawson Advent Calendar: jacquielawson.com/advent

Slay Bells Ring

Jennifer reads the first chapter of her Christmas novella, Slay Bells Ring: A Music Shop Mini-Mystery.