Author: Walton Merritt

**Diary Entry – 12th May** “So, you’re not inviting me to the wedding, then? Ashamed of me, are you?

Sarah had just slipped into her favourite summer dress, dabbed a hint of lipstick on her thin lips, and

One blustery evening in January 1991, the wind roared through the frosty hills of Ashford, a sleepy Cotswold

On a bleak winter afternoon in London, beneath a sky heavy with drizzle, a young woman named Beatrice

Nadia stepped out of the shop and descended the cracked pavement steps when a sleek red car pulled up

Happiness in the Palm of Her Hand Lauren studied her reflection in the mirror: an angular face, a long

**A Twist of English Air** Lydia was a quiet and plain woman. Even her mother admitted that nature had

Once, I dreamed of coming to you and saying I love you… Emily Whitmore placed the last marked workbook

**A Seaside Town** Evening settled over the little coastal town. Autumn wasn’t quite noticeable yet

She yearned for the sea… Every month, Katherine set aside a portion of her wages for a holiday.