Starlight in New York

Starlight in New York
Helen Cox

Everyone has a story to tell…‘With its shades of light and dark, this delicious debut is a page-turner you’d be mad to miss’ SAMANTHA TONGEBroken-hearted Esther Knight has swapped the old streets of London for the bright lights of New York. When she starts waitressing at the Starlight Diner, she realises it’s the perfect place to lie-low and lick her wounds.That is until their newest regular, actor Jack Faber, decides to take an interest in Esther. But her past is holding her back and she’s not ready to fall in love again. Is she?Desperate to start a new life, Esther begins to wonder if she can ever learn to let go. Could New York be just the place to set her free?

Starlight in New York

HELEN COX

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First published in Great Britain by HarperCollins 2016

Copyright © Helen Cox 2016

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Ebook Edition © March 2018 ISBN: 9780008191832

Version: 2018-03-15

For all the waitresses.

Table of Contents

Cover (#u3eb1e650-c719-51b3-aba4-f4bb448ad6b0)

Title Page (#u39852df8-d8a8-5817-a74c-729f03e92e4e)

Copyright (#u596d3b8c-f56f-59fe-a995-c539cb40c18c)

Dedication (#u5041ba4f-732f-5ca5-ad21-f087795729b2)

Prologue (#u9d6829f2-d2f6-56e4-9ed0-f23f1d9ca6d1)

Chapter One (#ubacdf699-89a5-5710-9fac-9cbbcfa44a43)

Chapter Two (#u381caf8a-1f0b-5542-9c8c-35167141709c)

Chapter Three (#u3ef48b08-6ec3-5734-bbd3-652d517f01ca)

Chapter Four (#u747d0161-50ec-5776-9e3b-1ef512a2dd05)

Chapter Five (#u9b3634c4-b541-5fcb-b91e-9cef90c0c430)

Chapter Six (#u6a86ae6e-7183-5bad-8155-2e50c7158573)

Chapter Seven (#u07ff4884-44dd-5e87-b27d-2b6da941c6c6)

Chapter Eight (#ue73d7cb9-6bf2-5b1e-b654-7bbf1003b06f)

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)

Chapter Nineteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-One (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-Two (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-Three (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-Four (#litres_trial_promo)