Jaz had been staring off into space; actually, she had been staring at the school gates at the spot where she’d last seen Ryan. If she concentrated really hard, she was sure she could make him appear in his favourite worn jeans that hung from his lean hips. He would be wearing a snug t-shirt that...
Get up, go to school then head back to the gym so Taylor could practise. The fact that Taylor was fit and strong, combined with his fencing practice, meant he was at least halfway there. They just had to teach him how to kick, punch, evade and harm. It would all take time; Jaz had nearly sixteen ...
‘Hello,’ he said and he leaned over her fence. ‘Would you like me to prune the top of this shrub for you?’ He didn’t like the thought of Mrs Bateson on the little ladder reaching across. She paused and smiled. ‘You’re a sweet boy but I’m still pretty good up a ladder. Mayb...
He pulled out the vacuum cleaner from the spare room and gave the carpet in the lounge a quick once-over. The great thing about living on his own was that there was not much cleaning up to do. The little place he stayed in was a compact, two-bedroom donger with its own kitchen and laundry. It sui...
‘What’s so interesting about the cafeteria rubbish bin?’ Jaz blinked her eyes and focused on Anna. ‘Sorry, what were you saying?’ Anna sighed. ‘Never mind. What’s up with you today? You’ve been in laa laa land since first period.’ Jaz shrugged. Her mind was in a lot of places. Wondering how Pax w...
It was just over two weeks into seeding and Nat had gone to Lauren’s to drop off Billy for the weekend. To make things easier on Drew she’d taken Billy for the weeknights, and he’d settled in well at her place. She’d been able to help him with his homework, even slotting in some extra work to imp...
As usual Father drove into town for the bread, mail and the occasional order they had rung through using the phone at the siding. Maggie normally went with her father – her mother loved going into town but had been sending Maggie because she didn’t want her daughter alone on the farm with the Ita...
As he paid, he struggled to keep his face plain and not show the pure joy he felt at this very minute. When he first walked into this shop he was a man on a mission. Then he’d spotted Anna, who wouldn’t make a very good agent as she got all excited and almost waved at him. Luckily anyone watching...
To Maggie, nothing made her feel closer to God than this moment in the dawn. The air was fresher, the light soft and glowing as if filtering through stained glass, and the sounds of the birds assured her that she was alive. The scent of rosemary, basil and wild lavender wafted on the breeze. &nbs...