Emily Taylor

The woman lived in a lovely cottage. Beside it, hydrangeas and pansies bloomed in the flowerbeds, a riot

Edward hesitated when he learned the girl was a full twelve years younger than him. He was thirty, she

**Diary Entry** I live in a lovely cottage, the kind with roses and lavender sprawling over the garden fence.

**Diary Entry – A Lesson in Time** The music stopped, and the hall fell silent. Emily could hear nothing

**Diary Entry – April 12, 1957** I must confess, I was a coward when I learned she was twelve years younger than me.

**Diary Entry** It was late—past ten—and I just wanted to get home, have dinner, and collapse into bed.

**Diary Entry** I hurried home tonight—it was already past ten. Dead tired. All I wanted was dinner and bed.

**A NIGHT OUT** “Adventure awaits!” said the inseparable best friends as they tossed their

He waited for her every day, until he finally understood she wasn’t coming. “Tom, have you decided

“You’ve let yourself go. Put on weight. I don’t want to look for someone else, and I swear, there’s