Personal Stories

Epilogue “Oh, Joshua, you’ve outdone yourself this time!  That was just…splendid.”  Sydney beamed at her husband as she settled his manuscript on her lap. He chuckled as he pulled their car into…

Chapter 43: Sundering Secrets – Day 231 – Thursday, October 1 The colonel sat, utterly content, holding the object of his affection for quite some time.  Satisfying seconds rolled into mesmerizing…

Chapter 34: Not Easily Replaced – Day 229 – Tuesday, September 29 “Madge?”  Corc approached the young woman softly the next morning as she was picking apples off a tree several…

Chapter 26: The Unexpected Gift – Day 227 – Sunday, September 27 As Conrad thought on it, he arrived at a solution.  And set his plan in action.  Sending a servant…

Chapter 19: Becoming – Day 224 – Thursday, September 24 The next afternoon, curious to see if the colonel was again waiting for her, Ivy crept into her gazania garden.  And…

Chapter 14: The Past Hides Skeletons – Day 221 – Monday, September 21 “Why is it, Charlie,” sobbed Ivy, “that I have never been enough for either of them?  Not for…

Chapter 7: A Wild Conversation – Day 215 – Tuesday, September 15 Ivy was purely exhausted.  Elated.  But exhausted.  The evening had been a success, for the ball had lasted until…

Chapter 1: The Birthday Girl – Day 214 – Monday, September 14 Lady Ivy Tindale awoke to a bright autumn morning and smiled.  Today was a special day.  Her sixteenth birthday. …

“Why is my heart pounding, Syd?” Joshua Beaumont quizzed his wife of less than a year.   “Because, darling, we’re about to discover what we’re having,” she purred as she…