Category: Fantasy

Maddie hummed all the way into Helston. It was that kind of day, with a cheerful blue sky, peppered with the odd patchwork cloud. A day that winked at her; picked up on her mood of wonder. Can there really be such unbounded happiness, and in the middle of the misery of war? Guilt pricked

Maddie wasn’t surprised when she woke up next morning and the place beside her on the blanket was empty. Of course, he’d have left early, at first light. Still, she was disappointed that he hadn’t said goodbye, especially after that kiss. It had seemed real. As if he felt something special for her. She could

It was dark now. Not pitch-black, for a small sliver of moonlight painted the sky and added a touch of romance to the scene around them. Between that and the far-off sound of surf as it pounded the shoreline of the cove, it was a night of mystical possibilities. At least for Maddie, who remembered

Maddie drove back slowly and carefully along the way she had come, feeling every bump in the rutted track reverberating through her. The Humber’s suspension was usually adequate, but right then, it felt as if Harriet was getting her own back for the way she’d been treated. Maddie’s pig-headed determination took her back to the

Maddie didn’t speak, just wrenched the small, wet boy from the man’s rigid grip and stumbled back up the track, Harry huddled in her arms. There was no sound of feet behind, and she wondered where the German was. But when she looked around, she saw him still standing there, on the dunes. He’d picked

9 17 FEBRUARY 1941 GUNWALLOE He’d heard the fearful scream just as he was about to set off along the small track back towards some sort of village that he could see in the distance. It was either make his way there, or head towards the sea. And Rudi Fischer knew instinctively that the sea

8 It was a black, featureless place, a space where irrational nightmares and fearsome claustrophobia could easily take hold. He had no idea of time, how long he’d been there, but as minutes ticked by, his fear grew. Fear that he would be trapped forever in an airless box with no means of escape. It

7 Maddie couldn’t remember the last time she’d been this excited. But it wasn’t just excitement, it was more than that. If she’d been the superstitious type, she’d have used the word portentous. Yes, that’s what it felt like. Momentous, some omen of life-changing importance. But then, she wasn’t given to superstition, so maybe the

6 Rudi Fischer felt suddenly positive, cheerful even. A kernel of optimism was growing in the pit of his stomach, and spread itself to his face in a happy grin. Maybe there was a God after all, and He’d finally decided to throw His muscle behind Rudi. It was the first time he felt that

‘I’ll be interviewing people for the rest of the day,’ said Captain Andrews. He tapped the pile of buff folders on the desk in front of him. It was a large pile. ‘I see, sir.’ ‘I doubt you do, Private Brady. Nevertheless…’ He sighed out his frustration. Maddie tried not to let her feelings register