by Anna Bell
‘So did I, the first time I saw it.’
I know I’m not supposed to be keeping secrets from Mark, and I’m doing really well on the whole, except I do sometimes secretly watch this video once or maybe twice a week.
‘Well, what am I supposed to do now that I’m not planning the wedding any more?’ I ask pouting, trying to do my best Jane impression.
‘I can think of something.’
He grabs my hand and pulls me off the sofa and leads me up towards the stairs. Stage six! Stage six – just kidding.
If there is one thing that the pre-engagement wedding planning taught me, it was not to be in such a hurry for everything to be perfect. Whatever life throws at Mark and me, I don’t care, as I know we’ll cope with it together.
The End
About the Author
Anna Bell writes the weekly column The Secret Dreamworld of an Aspiring Author on the website Novelicious, and reviews modern women’s fiction for the website the Chicklit Club. She is also a member of the Romantic Novelists’ Association’s New Writers’ Scheme.
Anna gave up a career as a museum curator to become a full-time writer. When not at her laptop she can usually be found walking her Labrador with her husband, and dreaming up new plots.
You can find out more about her on her website:
www.annabellwrites.com
or follow her on twitter
@annabell_writes
Acknowledgements
I’d like to thank Jay, who did a marvellous job of editing this book. As always, your attention to detail and suggestions were spot on. Thank you also to Andrew Brown at Design for Writers for designing such a beautiful cover, and for being patient with my silhouette panics.
I’d also like to thank my agent Hannah for taking me on as a client and putting up with my many, many ridiculous questions. I’m so excited about this stage of my publishing journey!
Although the topic of online gambling gets a light treatment in this romcom, it is a really serious issue. I’d like to thank those that helped me with those elements of the story by sharing their very personal experiences. Any mistakes that I’ve made relating to counselling or advice are all my own.
Writing books is an exhausting process and I couldn’t do it without the support of my friends and family. A special thanks to Jane, Christie and Steve for reading the first chapter, which I sent them hesitantly; their positive feedback gave me the confidence to write the rest.
I also owe a huge thanks to those online people that give me endless support, Twitter is one of the best companions that a writer can have (other than a dog). Thank you especially to the ladies of Novelicious: Kirsty, Debs, Kira, Amanda, Cesca, Kirsty P, Jenni J, Jenni C and Cressida for all their help with covers, taglines and blurb, and for listening to my rants.
Thank you also to those people who are continuing to buy my books, and for those that have written reviews and tweeted with me. I love nothing more than hearing that I made people laugh or smile.
And finally, I owe this book to my husband. He may have been working away while I wrote this, but somehow he still managed to be a slave-driver. I am going to enjoy him being around for the next book though, as I did really miss him tidying up after me and feeding me chocolate!
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