The Great Village Show (32 page)

Authors: Alexandra Brown

BOOK: The Great Village Show

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Georgie Hart loves her job – running the luxury handbag concession at Carrington’s department store in the pretty seaside town of Mulberry-on-Sea, and treating herself (once too often!) to a red velvet cupcake with buttercream icing in Carrington’s café.

But Georgie is thrown into disarray when Carrington’s is plunged into a recession-busting makeover, cueing the arrival of
femme fatale
Maxine, who wields the axe in her immaculately-manicured hands. It spells a recipe for disaster for Georgie and soon she is fighting not only for her job, but also for the attentions of her gorgeous boss, James. And when hot newcomer Tom arrives, who may or may not be the best thing since sliced bread, Georgie must decide where her loyalties really lie …

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Fancy a festive treat? Try
Christmas at Carrington’s
, a deliciously indulgent read and the follow up to
Cupcakes at Carrington’s

Georgie Hart loves Christmas time at Carrington’s Department store. Running the luxury handbag department, she adores helping customers in the hunt for the perfect gift for the perfect someone. And this year is no exception – now she has the hunky Tom, Mr Carrington himself, to spend the special day with.

But when Tom springs a surprise, Georgie’s plans are thrown into chaos. Carrington’s is getting a fresh lease of life in a hot new reality TV show, featuring formidable retail guru, Kelly Cooper.

As the first show airs, Georgie is shown in a far from flattering light. Worse is to come when Kelly’s vile daughter appears to get her claws into Tom. Georgie fears this will be the worst Christmas ever, but Santa still has a little surprise for her stocking this year – she’ll just have to wait until Christmas to find out …

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Find out what happens to Georgie and Tom in the final Carrington’s instalment

Georgie Hart and Carrington’s Department Store have got the world at their feet. Since a reality TV series put them both on the map, life has been amazing! Carrington’s profits are in the pink, Georgie has carved herself a place in the nation’s heart and her romance with Tom, the store’s boss, has finally blossomed.

Now summertime has come to Mulberry-on-Sea and Georgie is in great demand. The town is holding a big summer festival and she and her mates from Carrington’s are planning on making sure that Mulberry puts on a show!

But Georgie is about to get the offer of a lifetime – one that is just too good to turn down and something that will test her loyalties to their limits … Will Georgie be able to pull off it off once again, or has her luck finally run out?

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Wondering what happened between CUPCAKES and CHRISTMAS?

ME AND MR CARRINGTON is an ebook-only exclusive short story.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Dear Reader

This is the second book in my new Tindledale series and I really hope it puts a smile on your face and warmth in your heart. My first thanks goes, as always, to all of you, my darling friends and readers, who chat to me on Facebook and Twitter, or who send me messages and emails: you’re all so inspiring and your kindness and cheerleading spur me on through it all. Writing books can get lonely sometimes, but having you all is like a family, and this means the world to me. Thank you so very much xxx

Special thanks and gratitude to my agent, Tim Bates, for always having my back and telling me what’s normal. Many thanks and appreciation, as always, to my wonderful editor and friend, Kate Bradley, for being so kind and funny and for getting me through the tricky times. Of course, none of the other stuff would happen without my dream team at HarperCollins, especially Kimberley Young, Katie Moss, Jaime Frost, Martha Ashby, Claire Palmer and Charlotte Brabbin, with their wonderful enthusiasm, energy and expertise. Penny Isaac for her copy editing skills.

Thanks to Lisa Cutts for the police stuff and to Samantha Bowles for talking to me about bee keeping and for giving me a jar of her delicious Burwash Honey.

Thanks always to my dear friends Caroline Smailes and Lisa Hilton, your kindness and continued support is what also keeps me going
xxx

My darling QT, and husband Paul, aka Cheeks, for taking yourselves off for coffee and cake so that I could write – I couldn’t do any of this without you both, thank you and lots of love xoxoxoxo

Now, sit back, slip off your shoes, slap on the suncream and pour yourself a large glass of Pimm’s. Luck and love to you, and wishing you all a wonderful summer,

Alex xxx

About the Author

Alexandra Brown began her writing career as the City Girl columnist for
The London Paper
– a satirical diary account of her time working in the corporate world of London. Alex wrote the weekly column for two years before giving it up to concentrate on writing novels.
The Great Village Show
is Alex’s fifth book and is the second in a new series set in the fictional village of Tindledale, following the lives of all the characters there.

Alex lives in a real village near the South Coast of England, with her husband, daughter and a very shiny black Labrador.

Website:
www.alexandrabrown.co.uk

Facebook:
www.facebook.com/alexandrabrownauthor

Twitter
@alexbrownbooks

Also by Alexandra Brown

Cupcakes at Carrington’s

Me and Mr Carrington
(ebook-only short story)

Christmas at Carrington’s

Ice Creams at Carrington’s

The Great Christmas Knit Off

About the Publisher

Australia