Shady Encounters

A vacation. A victim. A race across two continents.

Kate Taylor and Sara Mansfield just finished their criminology degrees. Before starting their careers with the Criminal Investigation Department, they plan one last trip. Prague first, then Hong Kong.

In Prague, they meet Lucy, a young woman who escaped a trafficking network that lures victims with false job promises. Kate and Sara realize their training starts now, not when they expected it to. What begins as helping one person leads them into an international investigation that tests everything they learned.

From European landmarks to Hong Kong streets, Kate and Sara discover how much courage costs and why friendship matters when the stakes are real.

Jessica's Journey and Climate Change

Teaching history. Fighting for the future.

Jessica and Josie meet at college and become lifelong friends. After a tragedy in Ibiza changes everything, Jessica begins her teaching career at a primary school. She helps Tommy, a student who lost his mother, while pursuing her real passion: educating children about climate change.

As a history teacher, Jessica balances curriculum requirements with her mission to alert students to environmental threats. When she gets the chance to speak at a teacher's conference, she delivers a detailed lecture on climate change that captures attention.

Meanwhile, Josie works at Police HQ Laboratory and introduces Jessica to Mike, a Criminal Investigation Detective consumed by drug and human trafficking cases for deeply personal reasons. Their connection remains complicated as their separate worlds occasionally collide.

Life's Pebbled Path

Love. Loss. Three generations.

World War I has raged for nearly three years when Maude meets an Australian soldier fighting for her country. They fall deeply in love at a dance, but war tears them apart. Maude's life continues in a small Oxfordshire town as she searches for happiness, only to face heartbreaking tragedy.

World War II arrives, and the story expands across three generations. Amazing moments mix with devastating encounters as different paths emerge. Hearts break. Some heal. Choices lead to unexpected places, and happiness appears where least expected.

A story about survival, family, and the winding roads we all walk.