by Lucy Coleman
2. Add the following ingredients to the cocktail shaker in this order: Ice chips (about a handful); Tia Maria; vodka; coffee
3. Shake vigorously and strain into the chilled glass. Top with the coffee beans.
Enjoy!
Acknowledgements
Every newly published novel represents a journey that the writer has taken accompanied by a whole team of people. Together they strive to make a story the best it can be and that’s a very wonderful thing. Suddenly, as a writer, you don’t feel quite so alone in the process and it’s a special feeling to have that team onboard, working on your story.
I would like to thank my agent, Sara Keane, for coming into my life at just the right time. Also, a huge thank you to the awesome Sarah Ritherdon, for reading my Christmassy manuscript on one of the hottest days in summer and feeling the festive vibe: enough to offer me a contract, which kicks off with this little journey to France, first.
Being an Aria Fiction author is such a thrill and getting to work with editorial director, Lucy Gilmour – someone I have long admired - has been a sheer delight!
I also want to send a virtual group hug to the wider team who have been involved in the process – thank you all from the bottom of my heart!
And finally, but most importantly, the readers. Your kindness in choosing my novel represents the first stage in the next part of my journey with Aria Fiction. In reading this I’m sending you, too, my very grateful thanks. It’s your wonderful reviews that keep me writing and do get in touch via social media, as it does brighten my day. It’s rather nice between long sessions of writing to engage with someone I haven’t created and who doesn’t only exist in my head.
For me, YOU keep it real!
Lucy x
About Lucy Coleman
Lucy Coleman lives in the Forest of Dean in the UK with her lovely husband and Bengal cat, Ziggy. Her novels have been short-listed in the UK's Festival of Romance and the eFestival of Words Book Awards. Lucy won the 2013 UK Festival of Romance: Innovation in Romantic Fiction award.
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Addictive Fiction
First published in the United Kingdom in 2018 by Aria, an imprint of Head of Zeus Ltd
Copyright © Lucy Coleman, 2018
The moral right of Lucy Coleman to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act of 1988.
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of both the copyright owner and the above publisher of this book.
This is a work of fiction. All characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
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A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.
ISBN (E) 9781788541541
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