Kiri was looking for Brodie. Liam was looking for calm. Neither of them were looking for each other. An afternoon visit to the beach turns into a chaotic fight for survival when a storm barrels in. Liam and Kiri are isolated with an eclectic group of strangers in Cave Rock. But when the tide turns and the group are driven from the cave, not everyone makes it out. Lashed by wind and rain, Kiri and Liam go in search of the missing person. Weathering the storm together will take all their strength, but everyone has their breaking point. Will their nascent bond survive the experience, or will their differences drive them apart?

Paua was just looking for some time out in the bush, taking her trusty thermos with her, when she heard a cry for help. 

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Dee's ready to take on the world, once she's got through her business course. But she soon finds herself trapped in an elevator with a man who makes her forget all about professional development. They may not be able to make down the levels of the building, but they might just fall for each other. 

A short story featured in Tales of Queen Street (an Auckland Writers Anthology)