I Knew You Were Trouble: A Jessie Jefferson Novel
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Authors: Paige Toon
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Other books by Paige Toon
The Accidental Life of Jessie Jefferson
Adult novels
Lucy in the Sky
Johnny Be Good
Chasing Daisy
Pictures of Lily
Baby Be Mine
One Perfect Summer
One Perfect Christmas (ebook short)
The Longest Holiday
Johnny’s Girl (ebook short)
Thirteen Weddings
The Sun in Her Eyes
First published in Great Britain in 2015 by Simon & Schuster UK Ltd
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For my former English teacher, Chris England,
and the students at Altwood School.
Thanks for the memories.
Hello!
Before you get started on
I Knew You Were Trouble
, I just want to say a big thank you for buying it – I really hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it!
If this is the first book of mine you’ve picked up, then you may not know how much I love hearing from my readers, so please drop me a line to say hi on
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Jessie and her journey so far.
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Now, without further ado, here’s
I Knew You Were Trouble
…
Prologue
‘Stop looking so worried.’
‘It’s just… I don’t know, Jessie, you’ve got a bodyguard for a reason.’
I scowl out of the window at the scenery flashing past. ‘Yeah, and it’s ridiculous,’ I mutter under my breath.
Four months ago, I didn’t even know that I
had
a dad, let alone that he’s a famous rock star. It was all fun and games in the beginning when my identity was still a secret,
but now it’s out there that I’m Johnny Jefferson’s daughter and everything’s gone one stop too far on the crazy train.
He doesn’t say anything and, when I look back at him, his jaw is rigid with tension. My eyes travel along the length of his long, lean arms until they rest on his tanned hands gripping the
steering wheel. I’m suddenly tempted to unclick my seatbelt and climb closer so I can press my lips to his warm neck, but I know that would be pushing my luck. He’s come over all
protective these days.
He glances in the rear-view mirror and his frown deepens.
‘What is it?’ I ask, my thoughts still on kissing him.
‘I don’t know,’ he murmurs. ‘That white van has been behind us for a while.’
