Walton Merritt

**How I Ended Up Here** The ward smelled of cheap antiseptic, boiled vegetables, and age—so thick and

**Diary Entry** I never wanted to help my daughter, not after what she did—leaving me without a home.

Emily sat at the kitchen table, staring at the ring with a tiny stone Victor had given her. “

**That Kind of Friend** — Why did you tell me all this? — Irina asked quietly, her voice unfamiliar.

A REASON TO LOVE “You’re being awfully sharp,” remarked Henry, watching Alice pack

**An Ordinary Miracle** They sat again in that same little café on the corner of the old quarter—Claire

The surgeons refused to operate on the orphan. But when the cleaner stepped into the operating room

**As Close As It Gets** I couldn’t help but sigh as our three-year-old grandson, Oliver, blew out the

My mate Emma is an absolute wizard in the kitchen. Divine, mouth-watering, she could turn a courgette

In my old age, my son stopped speaking to me. He went back to the woman who had broken his heart before.