The War, The Wedding & The Step-mother

Trevillion Image "I hope the war ends soon," Catrin said as Tom and she walked through the fields near where she lived with her parents and her younger sister, Erin. "I hate war. So much killing and so many lives lost. I just wish it would end soon and that life would return to normal." …

Homecoming

Trevillion Image "James, it's so good to have you home." "It's good to be home," he replied quietly. There was a sadness in his eyes. Was it the war or something else? He had changed so much. Gone was the that she loved so much. How she hated the war and what it had done …

A Woman Scorned

Trevillion Image Aria Jones remembered the day when she met James Turpentine for the first time. She had gone for her usual walk in the park and had spent a while there before she decided to drop by her parents' house to see them and her younger sister, Jane. As she approached the house, she …

Love, the Law & the End of a Marriage

Trevillion Image Face wet with tears, Maddie continued to hold the letter against her aching heart. If only James knew how much she loved him and wanted to be with him. Not a day went by when she didn't think about him--wonder how he was and remember the times when they were together in North …

Saying Goodbye to James

Trevillion Image The children were sleeping but she couldn't sleep. Her eyes were wet from crying. She stared out of the plane window, her mind miles away--back to the morning when she and James were together before he left for North Africa. She had tried to be brave and to keep the tears at bay. …

No Longer Just the Two of Them

"How could you think of doing such a thing? I'm deeply hurt." Florrie glared at her adopted brother, Harper. She was hurt, cut to the quick. After all these years of taking care of him and now he wanted to buy a slave woman to take her place. It was unthinkable and cruel. She fought …

Aunt Margery’s & Mr. Pendlebury’s Wedding

It was their wedding day. Margery who never dreamed that at her age she would get married was very excited. She smiled and posed as Martina took photos of her. Her nephew Laird was with his father, the groom. She couldn't wait to see him. "You look lovely," Martina told her. "Lovely and radiant." Margery …

Frederick Returns Home

Image by Trevillion "Oh, Freddy, it's so good to have you home again," Mrs. Livingston said to her son, her eyes filled with delight. "It's good to be home, Mother," he replied with a smile. He put his hat and walking stick down on the sofa and walked over to her. They hugged. "How did …

Vernon Questions Annabelle

Image by Richard Jenkins "Does this brooch belong to you, Annabelle?" Vernon asked her again. She shook her head. "No, it doesn't." "Do you know whom it belongs to?" She wrung her hands, her expression one of agitation. "Why do you persist in asking me about it?" "Because it's very important. It was found in …

Emmilene

Image by Freepik "Was that Freddy?" Emmilene asked Vernon. "Yes, it was. He came to see Rebecca." "What did you tell him?" "That's she's indisposed." "She's in no condition to see anyone, even Freddy." "He's the only one who has come by to see her. All her so-called friends have deserted her." "It's times like …