Talking to Addison

Talking to Addison
Jenny Colgan

A sparkling new romantic comedy from the acclaimed author of Amanda’s Wedding.Holly is a frustrated florist whose life doesn’t exactly seem to be coming up roses.Fleeing the houseshare from hell, she moves in with Josh, a sexually confused merchant banker; Kate, a high-flying legal eagle with talons to match, and the gorgeous Addison, who spends his days communicating only with his computer and those who worship at the altar of Captain Jean-Luc Picard.Holly’s desperate to have a one-to-one with Addison, but can she drag him away from his monstrously ugly, not to say jealous internet ‘girlfriend’ Claudia, or will they just continually get their wires crossed?

JENNY COLGAN

Talking to Addison

Copyright (#ulink_4aa958bb-64a0-578c-900f-4071f512518c)

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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Dedication (#ulink_354f1354-99b8-5877-a13c-bfd07c4bce98)

This book is dedicated with love

to my truly fantastic and long-suffering

parents – Mum, sorry I didn’t take

my accountancy exams, Dad, sorry about all the swearing.

Contents

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Title Page (#u2738c855-1f83-5762-8884-0549ef14e7c0)

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Dedication (#u78a76a53-6b7a-5a9a-af3f-53c65cbb97a8)

Part I (#ua89312b4-da5d-59e9-a641-550f0c866a09)

Chapter One (#ub480bb5c-c7b1-55e8-8e41-b5825d58083f)

Chapter Two (#u3294a349-0598-57b6-a867-a1e3442a7465)

Chapter Three (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Four (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Five (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Six (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Seven (#litres_trial_promo)

Part II (#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)

Epilogue (#litres_trial_promo)

Acknowledgements (#litres_trial_promo)

About the Author (#litres_trial_promo)

Also by the Author (#litres_trial_promo)

About the Publisher (#litres_trial_promo)

Part I (#ulink_6d23cea5-fcb9-53ff-b939-e3a54736ff13)

One (#ulink_4a98e9ea-69e2-50d4-ab96-e6c4564ed136)

A famous arctic explorer once said that polar expeditions were the most successful form of having a bad time humans had ever devised. Of course, he’d probably never answered an ad for a flatshare with a bunch of complete strangers. Although if it hadn’t been for them I would never have met Addison. Hmm. Which, when I think of it, is kind of like saying, OK, I lost all my fingers and toes to frostbite, but I met some very sweet penguins along the way…