He looked at me and my insides started tingling, and all the hurt formed a huge lump in my throat.
“You know,” I began, trying not to cry, “you really should have given me a chance to explain.”
“I’ve thought of nothing else for the last month,” he replied. “And I’m hoping you’ll forgive me, Remy, because I’ve missed you. I’d love us to try again… If you’re up for it, of course.”
And then Stephen Campbell put his mouth on mine and kissed me in front of the entire room.
NOW, I thought, I know the meaning of perfect.
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Remy’s business plan …
Acknowledgements
With thanks to:
KT Forster
Helen McAleer
Gill Evans
Emma Lidbury
Annalie Grainger
Alice Burden and the rest of the PR team
Jo Humphreys-Davies and the marketing team
Kate Beal
Fiona MacDonald
Paul Rhodes
Sean Moss
Katie Everson
Jas Chana and everyone at GoSpoken
Mark Hodgson and BlackBerry
Ruth Harrison and The Reading Agency
Caroline Odland
Tim Holloway
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I, Remy Louise Bennet,
need to re-evaluate my life…
Am v. successful salon owner,
a.k.a. Boss Lady. GOOD
Will soon be an auntie (woohoo!!) GOOD
Malibu (mum-to-be) has a *small*
“Who’s the daddy?” Problem. Hmm. BAD
Have new, improved McFitty boyfriend. GOOD
But will he cheat on me too…? BAD
Result: Must take “pre-emptive action”
(read that in top business mag, ha-ha)
Bring it on…
The Sky Is Everywhere
Lennie Walker – sisterless, lasagna maker,
Heathcliff-obsessed and hopelessly in love…
What kind of girl wants to kiss every boy at a funeral,
wants to maul a guy in a tree after making out with
her (dead) sister’s boyfriend the previous night?
Speaking of which, what kind of girl makes
out with her sister’s boyfriend, at all?
“The book of the year … this book is perfection.”
Carly Bennett (blogger)
“Heart-warming.”
Independent
“Entirely compelling.”
Guardian
OMG! Is This Actually My Life?
I am TOTALLY telling you that this year
I am going to FIND MY REAL DAD.
Can you EVEN BELIEVE I don’t know
who he ACTUALLY IS?
I WON’T be stopped by my mum, my brother,
my totally mental gran OR the evil dog that
lives 3 doors away. AND ANOTHER THING –
I will become a TOTAL Hotness Goddess
AND defeat the dark forces of
Miss Gorgeous Knickers and her gang.
This is going to be the most
OMG YEAR EVER !
THE TRUTH ABOUT MY SUCCESS
PALOMA ROSE is living the dream.
A TV star and teen icon, she has
everything most girls could ever
want. On the other side of town,
Oona Ginness is as far from living
the dream as you can get without
actually being in a nightmare.
Normally the paths of Paloma
and Oona would never cross. But
there is one thing that draws their
lives together. They look so much
alike they could be twins.
And that’s how it all begins…
And then he kissed me
TEN WAYS TO FALL IN (AND OUT OF)
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To Me,
Robbie
Wilkins
MICHELLE GAYLE’S career has spanned TV, theatre, film and music. She was first known for her TV appearances, which began in the 1980s with children’s drama Grange Hill, followed by EastEnders, before she moved over to a glittering pop career that saw her achieve six top twenty hits and sell a million records, most successfully her 1994 single “Sweetness”. Michelle has since appeared on TV shows such as Doctors, Holby City and Family Affairs, and she starred opposite Ed Stoppard in the 2006 film Joy Division. In recent years Michelle has presented on Loose Women and also taken part in reality TV shows Come Dine with Me and Dancing on Wheels. Michelle lives with her husband and two sons in west London.
Ooh! Don’t miss my next diary,
it’s got it all: funtimes, fake tan
and fitties!
It’s FANTASTICO!
(Even if I say so myself!)
A bit of a Work in Progress but available
v.v. soon from all great booksellers …
Love
Remy x x
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or, if real, used fictitiously. All statements, activities, stunts, descriptions, information and material of any other kind contained herein are included for entertainment purposes only and should not be relied on for accuracy or replicated, as they may result in injury.
First published 2011 as Pride and Premiership by Walker Books Ltd
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This edition published 2013
Text © 2011 Michelle Gayle
Cover and inside illustrations © 2013 Paula Castro
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