
After Megan’s parents kick her out at eighteen, she turns her back on her family. But one day, she drives back to her childhood home, only to discover that the house is in her name and her parents have been missing. Years later, she drives by again, only this time, she sees the old house [...]

After surprising his neighbor, Mark, a teenage boy, found himself inside her house. It was there that he noticed a familiar photo on the shelf. He wondered, “Is that my mom?” before showing the picture to the elderly lady. Mark took pleasure in strolling along the street outside his house on Christmas Eve every year [...]

Rachel Perkins | November 29, 2024 | NB – Stories 1 | After twelve years of marriage, Ivy thought she’d mastered the art of keeping peace with her husband Patrick’s loud, close-knit family. But one family dinner and a “joke” from her sister-in-law changed everything. Life with Patrick was steady and quiet, exactly what I’d [...]

Rachel Perkins | November 29, 2024 | NB – Stories 1 | A heavily pregnant taxi driver offers a homeless and injured stranger a free ride to the hospital on a rainy night. The next morning, she wakes up to a parade of SUVs outside her house. Suited men knock on her door with a [...]

Henry’s daughter, Sophie, met Sandra, who looked exactly like her, at school and spent time with her. They were convinced they were twin sisters. Henry was shocked when he met Sandra and her mother and decided to find out what had happened. Henry moved from Texas to Los Angeles when his daughter, Sophie, turned seven [...]

For weeks, a little girl from across the street waved at me day and night. I couldn’t shake the haunting look in her eyes. When I finally went to see who she was, nothing could’ve prepared me for the heartbreaking truth waiting behind that door. Every evening, I would watch this little girl from my [...]

After her father’s death, Julia rummaged through his office and discovered his will, which gave their house to someone named John. She and her mother were shocked. They called their lawyer, who introduced them to John, and they all found out the outrageous secret Julia’s father had kept. Julia rearranged some of the papers on [...]

After four years of silence, my son reappeared at my doorstep not with an apology, but with a lawyer demanding I vacate my own house. What he didn’t know was that his lawyer, my high school sweetheart, had a plan that would change everything in ways he never expected. I hadn’t seen my son in [...]

Rachel Perkins | November 29, 2024 | NB – Stories 1 | A terminally ill Kevin’s world shattered when he learned he had only 12 months left to live. But the day he met orphaned little Elsie, whose countdown was even shorter, he found a purpose: to fill every moment of the girl’s life with [...]

Delta Burke and Gerald McRaney seemed to be destined for each other – on their 2nd date already, he proposed to her. His friends were against their union, but this did not stop the lovers. For 33 years, he has lovingly taken care of her health around the clock and takes her on dates. When [...]