Catherine's Curse — Belinda Bennett

'He must have known, the moment his eyes separated me from the constant landscape that enveloped us, that I was the one. That it would be me he chose. Not just because I was following a dream, inspired by a great legend that has survived centuries of scrutiny, but because I was me. Stupid.'After a brief encounter with a stranger at a 14th Century chapel, Justine Jacobs is drawn into a dreamworld full of longing and despair. On a pilgrimage of self-discovery, the unmarried office worker travels south from her home in Notting Hill, London, desperate to cast her eyes on a lofty landmark reputed to have the power to find her a husband. But the journey, which draws her into a web of lies spun by a mysterious stranger, is doomed. Inspired by a real 'wishing hole' in a real chapel that, for centuries, spinsters used when praying for a husband, this entertaining short story is punctuated with chick lit-style comedy as well as a hint of tragedy. Catherine's Curse comes with a completely free book, available to download in any format. No subscription required. Full details inside the book.