The Holiday Cruise: The feel-good heart-warming romance you need to read this year

The Holiday Cruise: The feel-good heart-warming romance you need to read this year
Victoria Cooke

’Buy this book now and read it!’ Rachel Gilbey‘A truly fantastic read I couldn't put it down.’ Jessica Bell‘This was even better than her debut.’ Rachel Burton author of The Many Colours of UsThe high seas are calling! As if it weren’t enough to be cheated on by her husband of ten years, Yorkshire lass Hannah Davis is losing her beauty salon business too. Luckily, her big sister is there to pick up the pieces, but Hannah is desperate to find some independence.Impulsively, Hannah applies for a spa job…on a cruise ship! Christmas in the Caribbean, springtime in the Mediterranean, what’s not to like? But, despite being in her thirties, Hannah has never done anything on her own before, and she’s terrified.As the ship sets sail, Hannah has never been further from home…or closer to discovering who she is and who she wants to be.Praise for The Holiday Cruise‘The Holiday Cruise is one of a rare sort of book that spoke to me on so many levels and one I could thoroughly identify with.’ Rachel Gilbley‘Highly recommended for a Christmas time read!!’ Jolene Mattison‘Highly recommend this book and author. Great read.’ Kaye Temonson‘This was a great story.’ Tracey Meier‘I loved all the characters on the cruise. I love books like these and this one was right up there with them.’ Carley Adair

The high seas are calling!

As if it weren’t enough to be cheated on by her husband of ten years, Yorkshire lass Hannah Davis is losing her beauty salon business too. Luckily, her big sister is there to pick up the pieces, but Hannah is desperate to find some independence.

Impulsively, Hannah applies for a spa job…on a cruise ship! Christmas in the Caribbean, springtime in the Mediterranean, what’s not to like? But, despite being in her thirties, Hannah has never done anything on her own before, and she’s terrified.

As the ship sets sail, Hannah has never been further from home…or closer to discovering who she is and who she wants to be.

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Contents

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Blurb (#u35388fe6-2c1a-5e39-a742-e72c4040d34c)

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Title Page (#ubda5ca1e-a0dd-58c4-a7f6-9c47ee0f8b9d)

Author Bio (#u3c7e8688-fc99-56e5-9d1c-40b692421015)

Acknowledgements (#udcedf689-0fc3-5720-a7fd-da804dbd7114)

Dedication (#u128d57e7-dcc3-5ac3-9ab5-13a0747d4004)

Chapter One (#ulink_c579f820-a44b-5ddf-961a-58bbed2ae8e6)

Chapter Two (#ulink_bf288d5f-2564-548f-999b-0f923f7bc01e)

Chapter Three (#ulink_55762a88-7861-542e-9ea0-de9060732633)

Chapter Four (#ulink_f6da8c18-e9fc-5c07-9263-b13aa2fff83e)

Chapter Five (#ulink_6d9a9e5a-4728-583a-acd0-a9294f4f0252)

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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)

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)

Chapter Twenty-Five (#litres_trial_promo)

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VICTORIA COOKE

grew up in the city of Manchester before crossing the Pennines in pursuit of her career in education. She now lives in Huddersfield with her husband and two young daughters and when she’s not at home writing by the fire with a cup of coffee in hand, she loves working out in the gym and travelling. Victoria was first published at the tender age of eight by her classroom teacher who saw potential in a six page story about an invisible man. Since then she’s always had a passion for reading and writing, undertaking several writers’ courses before completing her first novel in 2016.

Acknowledgements (#u0b718cf6-2fc0-5978-97fe-cd951c5012a3)

I would like to give huge thanks to my editors Victoria Oundjian and Hannah Smith for their wonderful support, advice and encouragement.