Meet Me at Willow Hall: A perfectly charming romance for 2019!

Meet Me at Willow Hall: A perfectly charming romance for 2019!
Carla Burgess

‘Some people take baths to feel cosy. I pick up a Carla Burgess novel!’ The Writing Garnet*The top 10 digital bestselling author!*She thought she’d never see him again…Rachel Jones’ best friend’s wedding is the perfect distraction from her own broken heart. That is, until the moment she squeezes into her bridesmaid dress and looks up to see the man who walked out of her life three months ago, Anthony Bascombe!Still just as gorgeous as she remembers, it’s clear Anthony’s been keeping a secret from her and Rachel’s determined to get to the bottom of it! The trouble is, the more time she spends around Anthony, the more she can’t help falling for him…But Anthony’s already disappeared before, can Rachel trust that this time he’s back for good?Readers love Carla Burgess:‘simply brilliant from the first page’‘So heartwarming and romantic’‘Simply fantastic this book didn't want it to end at all highly recommend anyone to read it.’‘Another lovely warm feel good book’‘A hug in book form and entertaining to boot.’

Meet Me at Willow Hall

CARLA BURGESS

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First published in Great Britain by HQ in 2018

Copyright © Carla Burgess 2018

Annie Lyons asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work.

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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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E-book Edition © June 2018 ISBN: 9780008271565

Version: 2018-06-27

Table of Contents

Cover (#ud41a5539-0148-520d-9c0d-823be51a4686)

Title Page (#u0732d6a2-f65a-54ee-8001-258349eaa78a)

Copyright (#ueffb876d-16a6-5301-976c-31ebfd21f571)

Dedication (#u8780b11d-1a00-5756-bb18-47bac8bb075e)

Chapter One (#u603c77a4-e84e-51ca-a3ac-e7b749e01f45)

Chapter Two (#u2ebe8efb-1386-5423-bb37-a9cf391a1681)

Chapter Three (#u4988fcf8-b678-59c5-91bc-79e75a7b7add)

Chapter Four (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Five (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Six (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Seven (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eight (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Nine (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Ten (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eleven (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twelve (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Thirteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Fourteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Fifteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Sixteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Seventeen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eighteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Extract (#litres_trial_promo)

Dear Reader (#litres_trial_promo)

Acknowledgements (#litres_trial_promo)

About the Author (#litres_trial_promo)

Also by Carla Burgess (#litres_trial_promo)

Endpages (#litres_trial_promo)

About the Publisher (#litres_trial_promo)

For Fifi, the super fan

Rachel,

I’ve been thinking a lot about us recently and I’ve come to the conclusion it’s not working. As you know, I was never looking for long-term commitment, and I really think now is the time to part ways. We had four great months together, but since my accident I just don’t feel like carrying this on any longer. You know I don’t love you. I will never love you. I need to be alone. I’m sorry to be writing this in a letter instead of telling you face to face, but I thought it would be worse for you to drive all this way to visit me here in hospital, only to have to drive home again knowing you’d had a wasted journey. It’s been good of you to visit me, but the truth is that seeing you exhausts me. I’ve told the nurses I only want to see close family, so please don’t come again. I don’t want a big discussion about this. Please, just accept that it’s over and move on.

Goodbye and good luck.