Story Vault

Scent Notes: Salty sea water, kelp and sea moss, metal, smoke. Captain Mullins awoke with a start to the sound of a woman screaming. He jumped out of his narrow bed so quickly he hit his head on ...
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Scent Notes: Red Mandarin and rich honey create a sweet first impression, luring you into smoke, patchouli, gunpowder and... Is that gasoline? Clearly, an evil plan is afoot! Lady Danger considers...
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Scent Notes: A hot cup of strong, dark coffee with rice milk, buttery maple syrup, amber.Part One: In the quiet town of Elmwood, where most of its residents were sleeping quietly under a full moon,...
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Marilyn felt like nothing was going right lately. She’d done the stupid thing and moved across the country to be with the guy she thought loved her unconditionally and that she definitely loved who...
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New to our story? Start with Chapter 1, Briar Rose, here. Catching up? Go back to Chapter 9, Paper Rose here. Scent Notes: Blooming red roses and black jasmine perfume the salty desert air, all ...
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For the first time in years, Brenda was excited about Christmas. Not for the usual reasons, however, though she was so excited she couldn’t sleep: She was finally entering her office-wide bake-off...
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Scent Notes: Warm pfeffernusse cookies: orange, cardamom, allspice, black pepper, anise, gourmet vanilla, buttery cookie dough, a pinch of salt, and powdered sugar. Linda was proud of her great-gr...
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Scent Notes: Butterscotch and peanut butter coated in chocolate with a dash of expensive vanilla, honey, and a cold glass of oat milk. Amanda could hear Linda’s voice in her head now. “Those AREN’...
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The whole camp was in mourning. The sudden, tragic death of Kevin permeated the air of the camp, and everyone was depressed. For weeks, they found bits of helicopter wreckage. She took to picking ...
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Scent Notes: Spicy black cherry and amber. Nothing seems to be going right, does it? It’s been weeks upon weeks of exhaustion, days of glory and wonder followed by days of absolute nonsense and he...
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