*Too Close for Comfort* Emily stared at her phone, her fingers trembling slightly as she read the unexpected
On the Slope of Life “Gran, we won’t be able to come tomorrow for your birthday—sorry about that,”
**Snowflakes in the Air** After twenty years of marriage, many couples hit rough patches—Emma and James
Margaret absentmindedly traced the petals of the exquisite bouquet delivered half an hour earlier.
After getting his bonus from the factory, Andy was sitting in a small pub with his two mates.
Emily flinched as the phone rang sharply. The screen flashed “Margaret Hayes” – her mother-in-law
**The Daughter Returns** “Dad, I’m leaving,” Emily’s voice trembled, but her eyes burned with stubbornness.
The Trials That Must Be Endured Vera Anne awaited her husband and son’s return from a business trip.
Emily wiped the dust in her husband’s study when her cloth brushed against a stack of papers on the edge
Emily flinched as her phone shrieked with that familiar shrill ringtone. “Margaret Harrington”