Sweet Karma Clive is sick to death of his wife’s obsessive hobby. One day, he finally snaps.
Heart of Stone The O’Donnells are the ultimate dysfunctional family. When an unexpected windfall allows them to relocate, they hope they’ve shaken off interfering social workers forever. They haven’t, and their new social worker is about to uncover the family’s most closely guarded secret.
The House at Brooks Close Kate and Oliver each have different ideas about what they want from their home. They cannot find a place they both like. Marriage is all about compromise and give and take – but who will have the final say?
We’ll Meet Again Psychic Tabitha Drake discovers her grandmother’s diary of her time as an evacuee during the Second World War. This, along with the appearance of a spirit at a WWII commemoration event, gives Tabitha new insights into her family history.
The Healer’s Apprentice Iona lives in a village in ancient Scotland. Drawn to the life of a healer, she fears her father wants her to marry a chief from another village. A faraway war, and her sister’s indiscretion will change Iona’s life for ever.
A Change of Perspective One hundred statues stand facing out to sea. One magical night, they turn, as one, to look inland and watch the humans for a change.
Child of Darkness The character with the leathery, bat-like wings is always the bad guy, right? Not always.
The Inheritance An unexpected package from her stuffy maiden aunt Harriet stirs up memories of Tricia’s childhood. It seems Harriet is taking her resentment of Tricia to the grave. Neither of them realise the true significance of the parcel’s contents until it is too late.
The Greatest Love Frank is a pacifist and a Christian. When war breaks out, he refuses to join up like his brother-in-law, Stanley. Branded a coward, Frank goes to the battlefield as an ambulance driver, and proves he is no coward.
The Cinderella Syndrome Tina and Gloria are feeling fed up, so Wil takes them to the medics ball to cheer them up. Tina’s power is absorbing the powers of others. Having mastered her team-mate’s ability to create illusions, she uses it to alter her appearance when she goes to the ball – but at midnight, her absorbed power will wear off.
The Face of Egypt A young archaeologist finds a stone covered in markings. It changes her life.
How Far Away the Stars Seem A member of an intergalactic hero force returns to Earth for a holiday and finds everything has changed. He makes the best of it, and ends up in a holiday romance he knows has no future. When he invites two old friends to visit the space station and bring their friends too, he cannot know the effects it will have on all of their lives.
General information
Pages: 301
Published: 1 February 2017
ISBN: 978-1542850940
First page
Clive was in over his head. In over his head in standard-sized marshmallows.
This one really took the biscuit. Edith had filled the bathtub with marshmallows, made him get in and submerge himself in the gooey mess. There were marshmallows everywhere – in his hair, in his armpits, between his toes – he was sure there was even one between his bottom cheeks. Icing sugar got up his nose, making him want to sneeze.
He’d had just about enough of this. He began to fight his way to the surface of the pink and white fluffy mass.
‘Don’t you dare move yet,’ Edith demanded. ‘I haven’t finished counting. Four thousand, four hundred and thirty-two, four thousand, four hundred and thirty-three… ‘
‘But Edith, I can’t breathe!’
Reasons not to read it
- They’re short stories.
- Some have superheroes in, but they are new ones which aren’t in Marvel or DC. Though some are in Julie Howlin’s novels.
- It has a story about an obsessive hobby.
- Someone in one of the stories comes to a sticky end.
- There are two stories about the second world war.
- One story is set on a space station.
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