Ophelia Pennywise was not someone you would consider beautiful, but at first glance, ‘plain’ was the description that came to mind. She had a pretty, angular face with high, sculpted cheekbones. Larger than normal brown eyes, and an aquiline nose, would have given her a regal look were it not for the fact that she never wore make-up. Lips that had never seen lipstick surrounded an interesting mouth that seemed to naturall...

Stuart Thomas looked out his window. The sun was bright so he had to squint a little. The LA smog hung like an ugly and unwanted chandelier. He hated LA. He couldn’t understand what people saw in this place. It was too crowded, too polluted, too many stuck-up women. He’d been here for two years which was one year too many. His firm promised him that after one year he’d have his pick of offices. He chose San Diego with its...