I Heart New York. Lindsey Kelk

      

      LINDSEY KELK

       I Heart New York

       Copyright

      This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author's imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

      Published by HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd 1 London Bridge Street London SE1 9GF

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      First published in Great Britain by Harper 2009

      Copyright © Lindsey Kelk 2009

      Cover illustration © Adrian Valencia

      Lindsey Kelk asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work.

      A catalogue copy of this book is available from the British Library.

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      Source ISBN: 9780007288380

      Ebook Edition ISBN: 9780007331604

      Version: 2018-8-16

Dedication

      To the people that taught me everything I need to

      know: Nana, Granddad, Janice, Phillip and Bobby

      And to the people that taught me everything else:

       James, Della, Catherine, Beth, Mark and Louise

      Contents

       Cover

       Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

       Chapter Nine

       Chapter Ten

       Chapter Eleven

       Chapter Twelve

       Chapter Thirteen

       Chapter Fourteen

       Chapter Fifteen

       Chapter Sixteen

       Chapter Seventeen

       Chapter Eighteen

       Chapter Nineteen

       Chapter Twenty

       Chapter Twenty-One

       Chapter Twenty-Two

       Chapter Twenty-Three

      Epilogue

       Keep Reading

       Acknowledgements

      About the Author

      Also by Lindsey Kelk

       About the Publisher

       CHAPTER ONE

      The aisle looks really, really long.

      And my tiara feels so tight.

      Can you put weight on around your head? Have I got muffin top on my scalp? And my shoes really hurt. No matter how beautiful or how expensive they might be, the balls of my feet feel as if they’ve been up and down a cheese grater and then dipped in TCP.

      I saw Mark standing at the end of the aisle, looking relaxed and happy. Well, I suppose he doesn’t have to walk down it in four-inch Christian Louboutins and a fishtail floor-length gown. You can’t even see the bloody shoes, Angela, I chide myself. Not even the tip of the toe.

      And now my hands feel sweaty. Do I have sweat patches? I tried to sneak a peak under my arms without dislodging anything important from my bouquet.

      ‘Angela? Are you all right?’ Louisa frowned at me, a picture of perfection, calm as anything, immaculate make-up and not teetering a touch. And her heels are higher than mine.

      ‘Uh-huh,’