I pulled my jacket a little tighter around my collar. ‘You seem a little unhappy for someone who’s getting married in a week,’ he said. ‘It’s just been an eventful day,’ I replied. ‘I’m fine.’ Well, I wasn’t, really. My safe, secure, predictable life seemed to be slowly unravelling, and I didn’t ...
Words flowed in between sips, their conversation enriched with smiles and suggestive body language. Oh, wing rot! Anna was supposed to be here with Charlie. If only he’d got to Anna before Karl did, Lulu wouldn’t have needed to be here tonight. Seat...
Mark’s chest tightened as he walked out the door of the clinic on Friday. It was only lunchtime, and already his patience was wearing thin. He wished he could finish early and go for a long run on the beach but he had a full afternoon of patients to see. Since his run-in with Sylvia last we...
She just couldn’t face him. And the day off had been good for her. She’d shopped for new blinds and curtains and replaced the old ones around the house. All by herself. Who said women and drills didn’t mix? It had given the place a new lease of life, and had kept her busy. But of course, when Hel...
She smiled, glad she’d been able to get it finished by the end of work today. Amelia would love the drawing of the beach and headland with Tarrin towering above the holiday park, and it had turned out quite well, if she did say so herself. She had thought of giving the drawing to James, but wasn’...
Two people stood expectantly in the queue and only one psychic was left in the booths. Rosie. Damn! I doubled over to catch my breath and looked up as a woman in a white cheesecloth dress approached me. “Are you okay, madam?” I exhaled my disappointment and scrunched up my lips. ̶...
But he wasn’t there. She opened the door to the back deck and stepped outside. ‘Romeo!’ She leaned on the deck railing and scanned the garden. ‘Romeo!’ Where was the little rascal? She eyed the trees. Maybe he was up too high and didn’t want to come down or was stuck. ‘Come on, Romeo. Get your fu...