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       Ottercombe Bay

      Part One

      BELLA OSBORNE

       Copyright

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      Published by Avon an imprint of

      HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd

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      First published in Great Britain by HarperCollins Publishers 2017

      Copyright © Bella Osborne 2017

      Cover illustration © Kim Leo

      Cover design © Head Design 2017

      Bella Osborne asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work.

      A catalogue copy of this book is available from the British Library.

      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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      Source ISBN: 9780008258153

      Ebook Edition © December 2017 ISBN: 9780008258115

      Version 2018-05-04

       Dedication

      For my mum – thank you.

      Table of Contents

       Cover

       Title Page

       Copyright

       Dedication

       Chapter One

       Chapter Two

       Chapter Three

       Chapter Four

       Chapter Five

      

       Chapter Six

      

       Chapter Seven

      

       Chapter Eight

      

       Chapter Nine

      

       Acknowledgements

       Keep Reading …

      

       About the Author

      

       Also by Bella Osborne

      

       About the Publisher

       Chapter One

      Daisy’s bum didn’t feel like her own thanks to four hours on an old motorbike. A pretty village sign welcomed her, but Daisy felt a long-buried sadness creep over her like frost across a windowpane. Coming back to Ottercombe Bay was a big mistake. If only I had a choice, she thought.

      A good-looking man in an unattractive high-vis jacket interrupted her thoughts as he stepped out in front of Daisy’s motorbike. She hastily swerved and braked, and the ancient vehicle spluttered to a halt.

      ‘You can’t come this way,’ the young man said, his muscled arms clamped across his luminous chest.

      ‘Please,’ she said, followed by her best cheesy grin; something familiar about the man’s mop of dark hair had her memory working overtime.

      ‘No way,’ he said, pulling back his shoulders.

      Daisy flicked up her helmet visor with an air of defiance; she wasn’t easily intimidated. ‘Don’t be daft. I need to get to Trow Lane.’ She looked longingly down the main road. She was only three streets away.

      ‘You’ll have to go around.’ The man was peering at Daisy. ‘Do I know you?’ he asked, a frown appearing briefly on his tanned face.

      ‘I doubt it. Look, it’s daft to go miles out of my way. I’m only going down there,’ she said, pointing. Daisy was tired after her long journey and didn’t need this СКАЧАТЬ