The clocks would never align. Judith had known this since the time her father deemed her old enough to understand.…
She hesitated in the doorway. The room beyond was night dark, and she fumbled for a light switch. Her groping…
The fairy at the top of the tree squeezed her eyes tightly shut. Not again. How many more Christmases would…
The invitation lay, without benefit of envelope, on the hall mat together with a slew of Christmas cards and a…
He woke to the sound of carol singing outside his window. His eyes were sticky, his throat dry, his head…
Holly loved this time of year. Now, anyway. As a child growing up in the war, Christmas held little joy…
Marie woke too early Christmas morning. A faint noise, like the shuffle of soft boots, floated up the dark stairs.Could…
Jenny has never been to a murder mystery weekend, so has no idea what to expect. She and Will have…
Judy hadn’t deliberately become locked in the library. She’d told her colleague, Moira, goodbye, and had left an hour earlier.…
Addie spotted him in the supermarket queue, pretending he wasn’t with the woman who must be his mother going by…