Title: The Runaway Year
Author: Shani Struthers
Release date: July 2, 2013
Publisher: Omnific Publishing Group: Adult
Genre: Contemporary romance
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Book Description:
Dumped by her hotshot boyfriend and
boss, Layla Lewis quits her job and heads to Trecastle to house-sit for a friend.
Trecastle isn’t new to her; it’s a place where she holidayed regularly with her
now-estranged mother. It’s also the home of Hannah McKenzie,her childhood
friend. Hannah has tempted her with a place to live and a job in the local pub.
Needing time to nurse her battered heart and escape her "real life"
for a year, Layla accepts.
Hannah is a talented artist as well
as a barmaid. She lives in the village center with her boyfriend Jim, a singer
in a local band. They are happy together, or as happy they can be,
considering. Hannah loves Jim, but there is someone she loves more: her old
boyfriend Joseph Scott, who is also Jim’s best friend and soon to be Layla’s
neighbor.
Meanwhile, Layla's fiery yet loyal
friend Penny seeks revenge on her behalf, sending a forged email that could
damage her ex's business prospects. Penny wonders if she has gone too far but
is soon preoccupied with her own problems: the sizzle has fizzled in her
marriage, and she feels neglected. After getting frisky with Dylan one night, she
confesses all to her husband—and he’s been like ice ever since.
Over the course of a year, there is
laughter and heartache as all three endeavor to reign in their love
lives—discovering you can run all you like, but you just can’t hide.
Chapter 4 – Excerpt 3
“Is that
it? Is that all you’re taking?” asked Penny in amazement.
“There’s
only so much I can fit into that old heap of mine. It’s a sports car, remember,
not a mini bus. The cottage has everything I need anyway, Hannah’s assured me.”
“But what
about all the stuff you’ve bought? You’ve practically furnished this flat.”
“Which is
why my lovely landlord is letting me off paying the rest of the rent. We’ve
traded—my furniture for the money I owe him.”
Eyeing the
bits and pieces she’d picked up over the last couple of years, none of it
shabby but none of it too impressive either, she continued, “It’s a good deal
as far as I’m concerned. He gets to charge the next punter more for a fully
furnished flat, and I get my deposit back in full. At least I won’t be landing
in Trecastle completely destitute.”
“Don’t go!”
burst out Penny suddenly. “Please. It’s a stupid idea. There’s nothing
for you in Trecastle. It’s the middle of nowhere.”
“It’s
the edge of nowhere, actually,” Layla countered. “Go a few steps further and
you’ll fall into the sea.”
About the
Author
One of those rare creatures—a
true Brightonian—Shani was born and bred in the sunny seaside town of Brighton
on the UK’s south-coast. One of the first literary conundrums she had to deal
with was her own name: Shani can be pronounced in a variety of ways, but in
this instance, it’s Shay-nee not Shar-ney or Shan-ni, although she does
indeed know a Shanni—just to confuse matters further! Hobbies include reading,
writing, eating, and drinking—all four of which keep her busy enough. After
graduating from Sussex University with a degree in English and American
Literature, Shani landed a job at a well-known holiday company. Although
employed as a Brochure Production Executive, she promptly reinvented herself as
a Copywriter, a new position they were happy (if a tad bewildered) to concede
to. At twenty-four, Shani became a freelance copywriter and has been one ever
since, in-between writing novels, that is. Contemporary romance The Runaway Year is her first book and
set between Brighton and North Cornwall, the latter a home-from-home for Shani,
her husband, and three lovely kids. She also has a penchant for Glastonbury,
another magical place, and don’t even get her started on Scotland—we’d be here all
day!
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