The Girl I Was Before_'A Fun Feel Good Read'
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“I hope so,” I said, nervously biting down on my bottom lip.
“You make me so happy, you know that don’t you, Lily?” he said suddenly.
I smiled and looked up at Sam’s handsome face, the cutting cheekbones dotted with dark stubble. But he wasn’t smiling; instead, his face had clouded over. His brow was furrowed downwards emphasising the crease above the bridge of his nose.
I was taken aback by his serious expression. “I know that, Sam, I love you too.” I laughed to try and lighten the situation, but I noticed that he wasn’t meeting my eyes. A cold feeling washed over me and I didn’t like it one bit. It was unsettling. I had been here before.
Suddenly, his face relaxed and his mouth broke into a grin and I relaxed then too. There was something about his smile that always seemed to calm even the worst of my neuroses. I was just imagining it; everything was fine.
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Acknowledgements
This book has been a while in the making and as is the case in life, lots of things have happened in the meantime. In that time I got married and had children but throughout all this, the character of Lily remained firmly in my head so I feel as though she has been a part of my life for a long time now and I'm so glad she finally gets to tell her story. I hope you will like her just as much as I do.
I wish to thank my ever-present family who put up with my constant daydreaming and reluctance sometimes to come back from my fictional worlds and join them in reality (pah!).
I must also thank fellow author Janelle Brooke Harris who has been an invaluable help to me in writing this book and is also a great coffee & cocktail date. My fellow Scribblers and Paupers, for their encouragement and advice. Najla Qamber (http://www.najlaqamberdesigns.com) for her brilliant cover, you have been a pleasure to work with and excuse the pun but it's great to be on the same page.
Sarah Perkins for her editing eye (http://www.the-proof-angel.co.uk)
Lastly, thank you for reading this book, it never ceases to amaze me that people take the time to read something I created in my head - I have to pinch myself that I get to do this for a living and I'm very lucky. So, as we say in Ireland, míle buíochas! I hope you will love Lily McDermott just as much as me,
Izzy xx
About the Author
Izzy Bayliss lives in Ireland with her husband, children and their dog. A romantic at heart, she loves nothing more than cosying up in front of the fire with a good book. Her motto is that reality is over-rated and she is happiest staring into space and day-dreaming.
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