MENACE BY TESSA PRESENTS DEAR TESSA BLOOD, BESTIES & BETRAYAL LETTER NO. 023   |   FORGIVENESS IS NOT A PAYMENT PLAN Her sister took thousands of dollars from her emergency savings, admitted what happened, and still hasn’t paid it back. Now their father wants everyone to move forward because family should forgive...

MENACE BY TESSA PRESENTS DEAR TESSA BLOOD, BESTIES & BETRAYAL LETTER NO. 020   |   THE ONE-SIDED FRIENDSHIP She’s been the dependable friend for years: the emergency ride, the listening ear, the last-minute babysitter, and the person who always answers. But when she needs someone to show up for her, her friend’s...

MENACE BY TESSA PRESENTS DEAR TESSA BLOOD, BESTIES & BETRAYAL LETTER NO. 017   |   UNINVITED HOME IMPROVEMENTS Her mother-in-law has a key, plenty of opinions, and apparently an unlimited supply of decorating suggestions. What started as occasional help around the house has turned into rearranged furniture, reorganized...

MENACE BY TESSA PRESENTS DEAR TESSA BLOOD, BESTIES & BETRAYAL LETTER NO. 014   |   SECRETS IN THE FAMILY Her best friend knows practically everything about her life, and her brother has always been one of the people she trusts most. So discovering that they’ve been secretly dating for months feels less like a …...

MENACE BY TESSA PRESENTS DEAR TESSA BLOOD, BESTIES & BETRAYAL LETTER NO. 011   |   FAMILY TIES, FRAYED NERVES She shared a meaningful baby name with a cousin she considered one of her closest friends. Months later, that cousin announced the very same name for her own daughter, then accused her of being dramatic …...

MENACE BY TESSA PRESENTS DEAR TESSA BLOOD, BESTIES & BETRAYAL LETTER NO. 008   |   LOYALTY IS COMPLICATED Six months after ending a relationship she worked hard to move on from, she’s discovered that her mother has invited her ex-boyfriend to Thanksgiving dinner. Mom says he’s practically family, the breakup was...

MENACE BY TESSA PRESENTS DEAR TESSA BLOOD, BESTIES & BETRAYAL LETTER NO. 005   |   LOYALTY IS COMPLICATED She spent eighteen months planning her wedding, only to watch her sister turn the reception into an unexpected pregnancy announcement. Now her family says she should be happy about becoming an aunt, while she’s...

MENACE BY TESSA PRESENTS DEAR TESSA BLOOD, BESTIES & BETRAYAL LETTER NO. 002   |   LOYALTY IS COMPLICATED She trusted her best friend with something she wasn’t ready to tell anyone else. A few weeks later, she discovered that nearly everyone in their friend group already knew. Now the person she trusted most is...