by Jody Klaire
Casey and Claudia at Bedazzled Ink for believing in me and nurturing me through so much.
Emma Darwin for being the consummate mentor always ready to cheer, challenge and chat through all things writing. Thank you for taking the time and the patience to be so in depth and for taking on the challenge of helping me improve and grow. I hope that you can see the massive difference your guidance has made.
Brie Burkeman, the more I learn of the publishing industry, the more I realise how very lucky I was to stumble onto your doorstep with a half-cooked manuscript and find someone so kind and ready to believe in me and what I could accomplish. I hope that, when you see each book of mine released, you know how much you made that possible.
Revd Sue, Mr. B, Moira, Ian, Fr. Mike and all the lovely people in the parish and beyond who remind me that light shines in so many different ways and draws me to believe I can, to help others, and to be whom I was meant to be. Love never fails.
Sue, for beta-reading, cheerleading, reminding me that someone out there likes my stories and for the honesty to point out when something isn’t working. You’re my trusted set of eyes, give awesome hugs, and help more than I can say.
Ian, Pat and Siân who listen, calm, and care for every inch that hurts. Thank you for taking such good care of me, for easing tense muscles and releasing them so that I can do what I love doing.
To all at Ylva, staff and authors, thank you for making me feel so welcome. Katja, for being such a kind soul and such a friendly face; Astrid and Daniela for welcoming me with a smile and a lot of patience; Michelle for both challenging me to pull out the best, working with me with professionalism and respect, and coming up with some absolutely stunning ideas; to Amanda for getting all the fine details and grammar spot on with an eagle eye and a highlighter. It was a pleasure to work with you. Melanie und Dobby, danke für eure Freundschaft. Es macht wirklich Spaß, sich mit euch auszutauschen, und alles über eure Abenteuer zu lesen. Ich hoffe, ich bin besser geworden! *wink*
Sandra, always present in my thoughts and my heart. I miss you. I see you smiling through rainbows, hope I make you smile right back. Sunflowers and leeks, who’d have thought they’d make such great friends.
My family and my mum who remind me no nut is alone. Whether in spirit or lifting spirits thank you for being you. Mum, thank you for being so confident in my writing and demanding to know why I’ve not got a studio tour yet in the way only mums can. For being the oracle on all things grammar, giving the best squdges, and for being baa every day.
Em and Ferb and our furry friends: thank you for looking after me, comforting me, reassuring me, pouncing me (okay, that bit is just Ferb) for chuckles, all the small stuff that gets me smiling, for being a comedy act all by yourselves, and for being a big smile, for being mini-baa and my handsome Ferbster every day.
To THS: who designed and made me with great love. Thank you for loving me. Thank you for drawing me to be whom you made me to be. Thank you for my uniqueness, my blessings, the gifts you have given me and for reminding me constantly that I am cherished. I hope this book celebrates loving one another truly and is pleasing in your sight. May you always know how I treasure and embrace my design and your love, and that I always shine as the light you wish me to be.
Jody Klaire
May 2018
About Jody Klaire
Jody has been everything from a serving police officer to working in kitchens before finding her home in writing. She can often be found chuckling to herself at her own jokes; being pounced by her golden retriever, Fergus; eating cake or chocolate or preferably both, and sometimes, when Fergus hasn’t run off with her keyboard, she writes stuff.
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In Fashion
© 2018 by Jody Klaire
ISBN (mobi): 978-3-96324-091-1
ISBN (epub): 978-3-96324-092-8
Also available as paperback.
Published by Ylva Publishing, legal entity of Ylva Verlag, e.Kfr.
Ylva Verlag, e.Kfr.
Owner: Astrid Ohletz
Am Kirschgarten 2
65830 Kriftel
Germany
www.ylva-publishing.com
First edition: 2018
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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are a product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to locales, events, business establishments, or actual persons—living or dead—is entirely coincidental.
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Edited by Michelle Aguilar and Amanda Jean
Cover Design and Print Layout by Streetlight Graphics