Author: Walton Merritt

No one could have guessed that two best friends, inseparable since childhood, would find themselves on

The Shadow of Calculation From the very first meeting between Lucy and her mother-in-law, Margaret, there

Finding Herself on a Monday That Monday, Emily awoke earlier than usual. Not from the alarm, nor from

The Woman in Scarlet On a frosty morning in the quiet town of Woodbury, where the wind chased fallen

The Enigmatic Nook of Returns In one of the forgotten alleys of an old English town, where the houses

Well, at long last… or is it just the beginning? When Emily married James, she never imagined her husband

Emily had spent all day bustling around the kitchen—after all, it was her birthday. She wanted everything

—Why are you home so early?…— Alex mumbled, fumbling with his shirt buttons—he’d even done them up wrong.

Tom and I have known each other for fifteen years, but we only became close friends a couple of years

Secrets in Plain Sight On a dreary evening, while sorting through old belongings in her parents’ house