Moonstone Cottage — Kerrie Paterson

Nearing the second anniversary of her daughter's murder, Peta Collins flees the media scrum by renting a cottage in the Australian Hunter Valley.

Unknown to her, the cottage is owned by Daniel Woodman, the retired detective formerly in charge of her daughter's murder investigation.

Peta has come here seeking to forget and the cottage is the perfect place with its reputation for healing. But she finds herself increasingly drawn to Daniel.

How can they have a future when he reminds her of everything she lost?

Moonstone Cottage is a sweet, contemporary romance short story of 3,000 words.