Alice discovered her father’s affair entirely by accident. She’d skipped school that morning to accompany
The phone shattered the silence after dusk, a piercing sound like snapping twigs. Margaret Peterson stood
The Ruinous Gift “Sylvia! Sylvia, where are you?” Colin’s voice strained from the parlour. “Come quick!
Nina found it baffling why her luck in love seemed cursed. She was capable – sharp, attractive.
The brisk Monday morning on Fleet Street in London nipped sharply, the kind that made even the most dedicated
Elaine! Elaine, where are you? Nigel’s voice strained from the living room. Get in here! Important news!
Today I stood before the mirror in my white dress, utterly bewildered by how things had unfolded.
Emily sighed as she listened to the muffled chatter drifting over the garden hedge. Everyone in Meadowbrook
My husband led a double life, I remember it now as if it were yesterday. “You didn’
A frost gripped Charlotte’s wedding, the roses scenting the air like ghosts of the joy Eleanor









