On a chilly Tuesday evening Nicola's life changes forever with the arrival on her doorstep of her husband's daughter and infant grandson. Childless by choice, Nicola is wholly unprepared for the reality of a teenager, let alone one copingwith motherhood. She is equally unprepared for the havoc Isabel and Marcus wreak in her home and her marriage.Jonathan wants to believe that he has vanquished the ghosts of past mistakes. When his daughter and grandson move in, however, hist...

When the new child joins Lauren's little group for story time at the orphanage, the evening takes an unexpected turn. As the little storm in the story goes in search of courage, the children test the boundaries of their own limited existence. Lauren meets a woman with wings and Emma, the new child, escapes her tragedy for a precious few hours. Nobody dies or inherits a kingdom, but story time leaves them with hearts a little lighter and hopes a little higher.Once Upon A Storm is pa...

Life's journeys are fraught with pain, difficulties, and despair. And yet it is our search for hope and happiness that inspires us to overcome these obstacles. JOURNEY is a collection of stories that cuts close to the bone of life, love, and courage . . . to remind us that the choices we make can change the future.I was just hungry. That's the lie and the truth of it. ~ I was just Hungry by Melissa AdendorffThe story of a young girl who is plagued by loneliness and the jour...

STORM is an anthology of four short stories around a common theme - a storm. Volume II is a mix of contemporary stories where people's lives are influenced by the occurrence of a storm, physical, moral or imaginary. Set in a modern day setting, four authors of the Pretoria Writers' Group brings real life in sometimes difficult circumstances to this anthology.Dandelions for Mother is story about a young girl whose heart is broken when her mother dies from cancer. She is left behind ...

Charmain Bynoe, a council housing officer for the London borough of Southwark, inspired the nation when she appeared on the TV series Council House Britain. Now, in The Estate, she shines a light on the challenges faced by so many of our citizens and provides heartwarming and inspirational stories of how they have been helped to help themselves.The role of our council housing officers is often overlooked and forgotten about. But their work is vita...

Charmain Bynoe, a council housing officer for the London borough of Southwark, inspired the nation when she appeared on the TV series Council House Britain. Now, in The Estate, she shines a light on the challenges faced by so many of our citizens and provides heartwarming and inspirational stories of how they have been helped to help themselves.The role of our council housing officers is often overlooked and forgotten about. But their work is vita...