Cupcakes at Carrington’s

Cupcakes at Carrington’s
Alexandra Brown

The first book in the hugely popular Carrington’s series from the No.1 bestselling author of The Great Christmas Knit-Off and The Secret of Orchard Cottage.Georgie Hart loves her job – running the luxury handbag concession at Carrington's Department store in the pretty seaside town of Mulberry-on-Sea, and treating herself (once too often!) to a red velvet cupcake with buttercream icing in Carrington's café.But Georgie is thrown into disarray when Carrington's is plunged into a recession-busting makeover, cueing the arrival of femme fatale Maxine, who wields the axe in her immaculately-manicured hands.It spells a recipe for disaster for Georgie and soon she is fighting not only for her job, but also for the attentions of her gorgeous boss, James. And when hot newcomer Tom arrives, who may or may not be the best thing since sliced bread, Georgie must decide where her loyalties really lie…

ALEXANDRA BROWN

Cupcakes at Carrington’s

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.

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Copyright © Alexandra Brown 2013

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Source ISBN: 9780007488230

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Version: 2014-09-23

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Table of Contents

Title Page (#u48cdf0c4-22fb-589c-9630-6c90dc77b64c)

Copyright (#u82b31451-b627-59e8-93bb-23a720a39dda)

Dedication (#uc28f2f65-5781-5539-a3b0-d9af56235331)

Chapter 1 (#u411d6811-1c4b-5bf3-a9bb-48ad0220ab44)

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