The Dividends of Love and Other Stories

Tales of Magic, Murder, Mystery and Morality

By: Nathaniel M Wrey

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

An eclectic collection of short stories from Nathaniel M Wrey, introducing you to a world of magic, human frailty, mystery and murder. Includes The Last Tree, a finalist in the Wishing Shelf Book Awards 2025 (short story category)
The Dividends of Love: A father's gift for his daughter proves there is magic in the world, but it is temptation and greed that threaten their future.
The Body in the Blur: What do you do when you think you’ve seen a body from a fast-moving train? Will the police believe you when your best friend doesn't and even you have your doubts? Tom Hickmont's mundane commute suddenly becomes anything but dull when, for a split second, something catches his eye in the blurred image from the train’s window.
The Confidence Trickster: When the defendant agrees with the prosecution's claim he lied to his clients, it appears a straightforward verdict of guilty, but, when his defence rests on seeing into the future, it becomes less clear cut.
The Last Tree: A tale of a young girl stuck on an island, caught up in the arguments of the gods.
Cold Caller: Karl Walters tries to play a tele-salesman for a fool, only to discover that what is on sale is too good an offer to miss. More fool Karl!
A Senseless Crime: a sci-fi crime mystery in a world where reality is adjusted and 'improved' by tricking people's senses. But how do you know the world has gone rotten if you can't smell it?
The Posthumous Award: It's the annual award ceremony for the Rutledge Prize. Who will win the greatest science award ever?
From the award winning author of novels, Liberty Bound and Where Liberty Lies.