Nanny Makes Three
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MELISSA CUMMINGS BUZZED down Balderdash Road in her apple-green Volkswagen Beetle, flipping be- tween stations in search of country music. A little Keith Urban would be nice, or Missy Higgins. All she could find were ads and news.
…fine and warm this autumn afternoon in Mel- bourne…
…woman and two children missing from their Ballarat home…
…two for one at Carpet Emporium…
Dappled light filtered through the towering gum trees that crowded the narrow road. Melissa rounded a bend and shrieked as a figure darted in front of the car. She swerved, barely missing a boy of about eight years old. She had a fleeting glimpse of carrot-red hair and a blue T-shirt before the kid, his small limbs churning, dived into the thick un- dergrowth.
Melissa brought the car to a skidding halt, her heart racing.
Where had the boy gone? Was he hurt?
In the rearview mirror she saw a toy fire engine lying on its ... read full excerpt from Nanny Makes Three ebook
