The Boy at the Beach: A Short Story
Katey Lovell
‘Sweet, romantic, perfectly formed coffee break reads. I loved them.’ – Best-selling author, Carmel HarringtonEvery Happily Ever After began with a Once Upon a Time…Can you fall in love with someone before you've actually met them? Toby and Lauren think you can…A gorgeously romantic short story, part of The Meet Cute series.
The Boy at the Beach
The Meet Cute Series
KATEY LOVELL
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Contents
Cover (#u9ec87949-816f-5d27-8c44-1ef8bd9fb400)
Title Page (#uacd38679-d152-5210-bf33-e613196bcda4)
Copyright (#u0b3a21f7-3ce4-5ac7-8fb2-5f34df94c669)
Dedication (#u6d3acde3-825a-5dbe-8fea-7127f186e835)
The Meet Cute Series (#u3b3ce2c1-6ce4-5c17-8990-f0bc289fce5b)
The Boy at the Beach (#udaa18651-c0a8-5258-bf0e-d6f4476d3504)
Acknowledgements (#litres_trial_promo)
Coming Soon from Katey Lovell … (#litres_trial_promo)
Also by Katey Lovell … (#litres_trial_promo)
Katey Lovell (#litres_trial_promo)
About HarperImpulse (#litres_trial_promo)
About the Publisher (#litres_trial_promo)
The Meet Cute Series (#ufbd14480-8a09-5c47-93f6-6c4472af9b64)
The Boy in the Bookshop
The Boy at the Beach
The Boy at the Bakery
The Boy on the Bus
The Boy with the Board
The Boy with the Boxes
The Boy at the BBQ
The Boy under the Mistletoe
The Boy and the Bridesmaid
The Boy at the Beach (#ufbd14480-8a09-5c47-93f6-6c4472af9b64)
‘I don’t meet up with strangers every day, you know. In fact, I’d say it’s pretty out of character. Although it doesn’t feel like we’re strangers, does it? I feel like I know you already,’ I babbled.
I was fidgety, restless. I ran my fingers through the coarse, golden sand, the grains slipping between the gaps in the comb-like shape my hand had made.
‘Well, you sort of do know me already,’ he said with a shrug. ‘It’s an unusual situation, to be fair.’
‘I bet it’s not that unusual these days,’ I answered thoughtfully. ‘There must be loads of people who’ve met up through the internet. Twitter, Facebook, all those online dating agencies…it’s becoming a normal way to meet people. It’s one way of finding out whether you like someone before you meet them I suppose, a kind of ‘try before you buy’.’
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