Sunrise in New York

Sunrise in New York
Helen Cox

The smart second novel in the Starlight Diner series‘Fresh, original and addictive’ PHILLIPA ASHLEYWhat brings Bonnie Brooks to The Starlight Diner? And why is she on the run?As the front-woman in a band, Bonnie is used to being in the spotlight, but now she must hide in the shadows.Bonnie only has one person who she can turn to: her friend Esther Knight, who waitresses at the Fifties-themed diner. There, retro songs play on the jukebox as fries and sundaes are served to satisfied customers. But where has Esther gone?Alone in New York City, Bonnie breaks down in front of arrogant news reporter, and diner regular, Jimmy Boyle. Jimmy offers to help her. Can she trust him?When the kindly owner of the Starlight Diner offers Bonnie work, and she meets charming security officer Nick Moloney, she dares to hope that her luck has changed. Is there a blossoming romance on the cards? And can Bonnie rebuild her life with the help of her Starlight Diner friends?

Sunrise in New York

HELEN COX

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First published in Great Britain by HarperCollins 2017

Copyright © Helen Cox 2017

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Ebook Edition © March 2018 ISBN: 9780008197018

Version 2018-03-13

For everybody who has chased a dream, even when somebody told you not to.

Table of Contents

Cover (#u5faa6a91-82ed-5715-a094-3ee82b7b228c)

Title Page (#u4d38d0db-2bf2-5fc0-b057-cf28ac8caa95)

Copyright (#u28874ed9-6565-5859-afc7-484c250a22b7)

Dedication (#u17dcc80b-08ab-58e3-9c32-160e62bc7281)

Prologue (#u55d40a5a-0208-5f48-8561-5541c7cb6214)

Chapter One (#u63a15f2e-e3ac-560b-9ba9-6c18699a7ce9)

Chapter Two (#ua8381beb-b505-59ea-89ba-d2be5ec483bf)

Chapter Three (#ue5f3be56-4300-58be-99ff-9cde6f2eaf27)

Chapter Four (#ua1ed1bed-47b3-5178-8a5b-dfb48674d3f8)

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