She rubbed his ears and sipped a glass of white wine as she watched dusk turn to darkness over the paddocks. The crickets began to sing, increasing in crescendo as it got darker. It had been unseasonably warm during the day and there was a hint of a storm approaching.Mulling over the tangled web ...
He wore a matching flannel shirt to the one he’d given her, and a pair of denim jeans. His feet were bare. While she washed her porridge bowl, tidied the small kitchen and made them both cups of tea, Tom stoked the little potbelly stove. When he was satisfied with his effo...
The clock on the bedside table said it was still early, but the pale, thin strip of light beneath the blinds indicated the sun was well up. Outside a dog barked and somewhere inside an old kettle whistled as it boiled, reminding Isabelle of her childhood visits to her grandmother’s house.In a mom...
Mackenzie stared at the paramedic pushing the patient. “That’s Liam!” What was he doing in Birrangulla? Didn’t he work in Sydney? Lily stared at her. “You know him?” Mackenzie nodded. ...