Emily Taylor

Not Quite Like the Movies, But Close Emily adored romantic films and dreamed of a life that mirrored

The Chronicles of a Life Margaret Thompson tried to leave her husband twice. Both times, she came back.

The bus jolted sharply, nearly knocking over a woman in a frayed blue coat—she barely caught the handrail

The sudden jolt of the bus nearly knocked the woman in the threadbare blue coat off her feet—she barely

“Almost Everything Is Fine” “Working late again?” came Nigel’

**The Shadow of the Past** “If it weren’t for you, we’d be living like proper people!”

For nine long months, there’d been no word from Tom. At first, Helen marked the days in her old kitchen

The silence outside the window was thick, unbroken for years, until her voice slipped through like a

Where No One Gets Lost Nine months had passed since anyone had heard from Tom. At first, Elaine Miller

**The Shadow of the Past** *— If it weren’t for you, we’d be living like proper people!* Victor glared