Phase (Phoebe Reede: The Untold Story #1)

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PHASE

 

 

#1

 

MICHELLE IRWIN

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2016 by Michelle Irwin

First Edition August 2016

Published in Australia

Digital ISBN: 978-0-9945337-5-3

Also available in paperback:

Print ISBN: 978-1535247375 and 978-0-9945337-6-0
Cover Artist:
Pink Ink Design

Cover content used for illustrative purposes only, and any person depicted is a model
.

Editing by:
Hot Tree Editing

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to an actual person, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales, is entirely coincidental. The following story is set in Australia and therefore has been written in UK/Australian English. The spelling and usage reflect that.

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without the written permission of the Publisher, except where permitted by law. To request permission and for all other inquiries, contact:

Michelle Irwin P O Box 671 MORAYFIELD QLD 4506 AUSTRALIA

www.michelle-irwin.com

[email protected]

 

So many people helped bring this grown up version of Phoebe to life. To my lovely betas Jenny, Christy, Amanda, Katie, Karen, Bekah, and Janet. Thank you all for helping to shape the characters in this series into the rounded characters they are.

 

To those who wonder “what next” for Phoebe, Declan, Alyssa, and their family, this is for you—you’re welcome and I’m sorry.

 

 

GLOSSARY

CHAPTER ONE: BREAKOUT

CHAPTER TWO: GARDEN OF EDEN

CHAPTER THREE: WELCOME

CHAPTER FOUR: DADDY’S GIRL

CHAPTER FIVE: GETAWAY

CHAPTER SIX: TAKE OFF

CHAPTER SEVEN: STALLED

CHAPTER EIGHT: OAFISH BEHAVIOUR

CHAPTER NINE: HUG THE CORNERS

CHAPTER TEN: MAIDEN VOYAGE

CHAPTER ELEVEN: CELL TO SHARE

CHAPTER TWELVE: WATCH FOR RAPIDS

CHAPTER THIRTEEN: FLIRTING WITH DISASTER

CHAPTER FOURTEEN: DEALING WITH DETAILS

CHAPTER FIFTEEN: DEATH AND BEYOND

CHAPTER SIXTEEN: JUST FOR FUN

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: TWO OUT OF THREE

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN: TERRIFYING TRUTH

CHAPTER NINETEEN: PUNCH DRUNK

CHAPTER TWENTY: KISS GOODNIGHT

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE: TAKE IT TO GO

CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO: ROAD TRIP

CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE: HOME RUN

CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR: THE FOURTH

CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE: LAZY DAYS

CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX: LAKESIDE

CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN: SISTER ACT

CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT: PUTTING OUT FIRES

CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE: RUNAWAY

CHAPTER THIRTY: ANGEL FLIGHT

CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE: MISSING YOU

CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO: COLLECT CALL

CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE: KICK STAND

CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR: PARTY GIRL

CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE: WHAT’S THE PLAN

CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX: WHERE IT BEGINS

CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN: WHERE IT ENDS

ALSO BY MICHELLE IRWIN

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

 

 

Note: This book has an Australia main character, as such it uses Australian/UK spelling and some Australian slang. Although you should be able to understand the novel without a glossary, there is always fun to be had in learning new words. Generally, temperatures are in Celsius, weight is in kilograms, and distance is (generally) in kilometres (although we still have some slang which uses miles).

Arse:
Ass.

Bench:
Counter.

Bitumen:
Asphalt.

Bonnet:
Hood.

Boot:
Trunk.

Bottle-o:
Bottle shop/liquor store.

CAMS:
Confederation of Australian Motor Sport.

Cock-ups:
Fuck-ups/mistakes.

Dob:
Tell on.

Doona:
Blanket/comforter.

Face Washer:
Face cloth.

Fairy-Floss:
Cotton candy.

Footpath:
Sidewalk.

Fours:
Cars with a four-cylinder engine.

Gobful:
Mouthful

HANS:
Head And Neck Support/system. A device used to support the racer’s neck while driving.

Message bank:
Voicemail.

Newsagency:
A shop which sells newspapers/magazines/lotto tickets. Similar to a convenience store, but without the food.

Pap:
Paparazzi.

Panadol/Paracetamol:
Active ingredient in pain-relievers like Tylenol and Panadol.

Phone/Mobile Phone/Mobile Number:
Cell/cell phone/cell number.

Real Estate:
All-inclusive term meaning real estate agency/property management firm.

Rego:
Registration (general); cost of vehicle licence.

S bends (and into the Dipper):
Part of the racetrack shaped into an S shape. On Bathurst track, the Dipper is the biggest of the S bends, so called because there used to be a dip in the road there before track resurfacing made it safer.

Shout (referring to drinks or food):
Buy for someone. “Get the tab.”

Silly Season:
Off season in sports. Primarily where most of the trades happen (e.g. driver’s moving teams, sponsorship changes etc).

Skerrick:
Scrap.

Slicks:
A special type of racing tyre with no tread. They’re designed to get the maximum amount of surface on the road at all times. Wet weather tyres have chunky tread to displace the water from the track.

Skulled:
(can also be spelled sculled and skolled) Chugged/Drank everything in the bottle/glass.

Soft Drinks:
Soda/pop.

Stiff Shit:
Tough shit/too bad.

Sunnies:
Sunglasses.

Taxi:
Cab.

Tossers:
Pricks/assholes/jerks.

Tyres:
Tires.

Year Twelve:
Senior.

Wag:
Ditch school.

Wank:
Masturbate

Wankers:
Tossers/Jerk-offs.

Weet-Bix:
Breakfast cereal brand.

Whinge:
Whine/complain.

Uni:
University/college.

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