The Bringer

"A young woman has to deal with a promise her father made."

December roared like a lion, and I would be glad to see the back of this year, 1782. The death of my father had hit the family hard, our livelihood threatened by squabbling over his will. My mother had taken...

Closing the deal

"Melissa quickly learns how to close the deal."

I’d only been working at Turner and Huntley’s Estate Agents for 3 weeks, and I’d pulled the dreaded weekend shift. Sat in the office in my regulation nylon uniform- green patterned blouse and red knee-length skirt- I looked out at...