Emily Taylor

It was a damp Saturday morning when Edward Thornton walked into a cosy little café on Baker Street with

THE WIDOWER Edward had loved Beatrice since their school days. Petite, delicate, with a sprinkle of freckles

When Grandma got sick, she was promptly dumped on her grandson. But once they found out about the will

STEPFATHER. From a young age, Emily knew her mother had “brought her home in her apron.”

**The Only One** Young Diane came to work as a secretary at a construction firm fresh out of school.

Business class. A long flight. I’d booked my ticket in advance, securing a window seat—just wanting a

**Waiting** During my final year at university, Michael proposed to me after we’d been together for nearly a year.

The decision came unexpectedly. Emma and her mum had always lived alone. For as long as she could remember

Once upon a time, in a quaint English village many moons ago, life followed a very different set of rules.

A Barrier to Love Yana had finally ended things with Max, her long-term boyfriend. They’d dated for years