Novel Kansas City Novels & Stories

Six Months after the Wedding Kansas City didn’t have the charm of Jasper, Missouri. No rolling fields. No clubhouse full of bikers who treated you like blood. No family dancing under string lights while Matteo married the woman who saved him. KC was concrete, neon, and rain‑slicked streets. And it was mine. Six months ago, I stood in the LOV clubhouse watching my twin say his vows. Six months ago, I toasted to Matteo and Ciara’s future, hugged Mama, and promised I’d be see them soon.

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The sun dipped lower, the heat softened, and the city lights flickered on as we made our way to the restaurant. Nonno and Uncle Sal were already waiting, their voices booming across the table as stories spilled out—old tales, new jokes, the kind of conversation that stitches generations together. I sat back, watching Kat glow in the center of it all, her smile brighter than the lights strung across the Plaza. Tomorrow wasn’t just about vows. It was about family—hers, mine, ours—and the way even a fountain in the middle of Kansas City could feel like home.

Caroline smiled, intertwining her hands with Kai's "Why not come with us. Where are you from?" I asked awkwardly "Florida" Caden stiffened beside me immediately he heard Florida, I placed my hand on his thigh "Where in Florida?" I asked. Please don't be Jacksonville "Miami" I felt Caden relax. "That beautiful place, you lucky girl" I grinned "Where are you from, Fiona?" Kai asked I scrunch my nose as I said "Kansas. Smallville" "Mom worked there" "I know"

Cadence replied, looking at Christian expectantly. His eyes grew wide. "How do you know all of that?" "I've got friends in the right places. Was there anything you were working on that would cause him to leave in such a rush, so secretively?" Before Christian could answer, Eliza said, "So my plane is in Kansas City?" Cadence shot her a look that warned her to shut up before she took out her other eye, and continued to stare at Christian. After a long pause, he said, "Uhm, I have no idea."

Still, thеrе’ѕ a chance іt could end uр оn thе KCRG website. Not mаnу people аrе аblе tо рrоvіdе a firsthand ассоunt of a kіdnарріng and gеt it рublіѕhеd. And іt’ѕ about April an Iоwа lосаl whо’ѕ kіdnарреd іn the big, bаd сіtу оf Nеw Yоrk. It’ѕ сеrtаіn to сарturе ѕоmе аttеntіоn.

I busy myself by reading the latest, number one best-selling romance novel I downloaded from Amazon for the trip. I don't normally read for entertainment. I read for work, for research, or for news. I thought this would make for good vacation reading. It was overwhelming, trying to choose the perfect book. I was not looking for sappy fantasy relationships where the world seems perfect. I chose a rough guy, a spunky woman, and a relationship of opposites full of turmoil. I am five chapters in as we land in Kansas City.

Kansas City was nothing like she remembered it. The drive from the airport to LIGHTS headquarters was so depressing, Jo was tempted not to look out the window at all, but she couldn’t help herself. The entire city looked like a demilitarized zone--after a bombing--and she couldn’t help but remember how alive and full of adventurous things to do and places to go the city had once been. Now, it was full of crumbling buildings, cars that looked like they’d been bombed, boarded up windows on the dwellings that were empty and bars on the ones that were not.

ZACH'S POV THREE YEARS AGO; It was a chilly, rainy night in Kansas City, Missouri. I ventured out in search of entertainment and decided to visit one of the most prominent clubs in the area. I opted for a VIP lounge to unwind and that's when I noticed her dancing with a group of ladies amidst the bustling crowd and flashing disco lights.

She raised her brows. “Seriously?” He narrowed his eyes at her. “Yes, seriously! Ah yous should check it out too, come I’ll read it out to you, it’s great!” She clapped her hands in excitement. “No thank you, you know I don’t read romance,” He shook his head. “But it’s a unique one,” She protested, “A popular mystery/thriller writer is thrown inside her own novel! How cool is that?” “Hmm?” he raised his brows. “Did it pick your interest?” She wiggled her brows. “Ah, the guy has the same name as you, by the way,” She added.