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  • A Beautiful Mess

    This is my first attempt at a novel. Since it's made up of quite a lot of short chapters, I'll probably post future chapters in this same thread. For now ...

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  • A Beautiful Mess

    ((I've decided to split this novel up slightly after being advised to So here's chapter four. Reviews would be most appreciated )) FOUR Jayne woke up the next morning with ...

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  • A Beautiful Mess

    FIVE That evening, Jess was sat on the sofa in the lounge eating a tangerine and silently cursing the May Ball. She was supposed to be writing an essay, but ...

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  • A Beautiful Mess

    SIX “So there I was, sitting on the floor trying to hid the huge cottage cheese stain on the carpet.” Kate put her slender hand over her mouth. “No way. ...

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  • A Beautiful Mess - Chapter Seven

    SEVEN Elliot sat on his bed and listened to Daniel closing the door behind him as he headed out for his drink with Kate. He tossed his mobile phone from ...

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  • A Beautiful Mess - Chapter Eight

    EIGHT Three days had passed since Daniel’s first attempt with Kate, and he was beginning to get nervous. With only four weeks left until the May Ball, the likelihood of ...

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  • A Beautiful Mess - Chapter Nine

    NINE Wednesday mornings meant one thing to Jayne; Donald Salmon and his blackboard. Well, technically that was two things, but Jayne wasn’t in the technical frame of mind on Wednesday ...

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  • A Beautiful Mess - Chapter Ten

    TEN Jess stood outside the hospital and breathed in the cold air. She was freezing; May nights without a jacket were horribly unforgiving. She’d already phoned Will and asked him ...

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  • A Beautiful Mess - Chapter Eleven

    ELEVEN “Elliot, it’s pub night tomorrow. I’ll go out then, but right now, I’m busy”. Elliot gritted his teeth. “Come on Dan, just come for a couple of drinks. I’ll ...

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  • A Beautiful Mess - Chapter Twelve

    TWELVE Daniel looked at himself in the mirror above the sink as he brushed his teeth. He looked tired. His hair was a mess, his eyes were dull, and he ...

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  • A Beautiful Mess - Chapter Twelve

    TWELVE Daniel looked at himself in the mirror above the sink as he brushed his teeth. He looked tired. His hair was a mess, his eyes were dull, and he ...

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  • A Beautiful Mess - Chapter Thirteen

    THIRTEEN Jayne left the hospital that morning after a relatively sleepless night in the uncomfortable sterility of the accident and emergency department. Even after spending less than twenty four hour

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  • A Beautiful Mess - Chapter Fourteen

    FOURTEEN The idea of checking up on Jayne felt almost laughable to Jess. Jayne was a grown woman, a grown woman that had, at times, taken great offence at being ...

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  • Firestorm

    ((This is a novel I'm working on. I apologise for this being rather long, but that would make me even more appreciative of any feedback. Thanks )) Chapter 1-Rude Awakenings ...

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  • Firestorm

    Chapter 2- A Deadly Reality Dianne Stone had been the nurse at St. Walstan’s for just over four years, and she planned to stay there for longer. She loved the ...

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