Meet Me In Manhattan
In a New York minute, everything can change …Holly Johnson is at a crossroads in her life. She wants to make it as a real journalist, and she’s dreaming of falling in love.She’s so close to getting her break at work, and she’s met a very special guy. Well, she hasn’t actually met him … not yet. But everyone knows most relationships start online these days. And she’s on to a winner with this one. Isn’t she?But something is not quite right with Andy McCoy – and he’s about to learn you don’t mess with Holly Johnson. She decides to fly to New York to find the truth.Holly is about to get the shock of her life.What she finds in Manhattan swiftly turns into a nightmare.But maybe – just maybe – if Holly is true to herself, she can turn this nightmare into a dream come true …
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Meet Me in Manhattan
Claudia Carroll
Published by Avon
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First published in Great Britain by HarperCollins 2015
Copyright © Claudia Carroll 2015
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Source ISBN: 9780007520909
Ebook Edition © March 2015 ISBN: 9780007520923
Version: 2015–24–02
‘An original, funny and poignant story … a very modern fairytale, full of Claudia’s trademark wit and humour’
Sheila O’Flanagan
‘Full of warmth, humour and emotion, this is a wonderfully written, unconventional love story that charms from the very first page. I adored it and didn’t want it to end. Read it – I guarantee you’ll love it’
Melissa Hill
‘It bubbles and sparkles like pink champagne. A hugely entertaining read’
Patricia Scanlan
‘An emotional roller-coaster ride … keeps the reader wondering until the very end’
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‘Claudia Carroll has done it again, with a heroine you just want fate to smile on’
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‘I was holding my breath … the story really touched my heart’
‘Fun, breezy, and kept me guessing and oohing and aaahhhing until the end!’
‘Truly captivating’
‘Will lift your spirits’
‘If you love page-turning women’s fiction with depth then this book is for you!’
‘I so enjoyed this unusual story of friendships and love’
‘Very fresh and brilliantly plotted’
‘A total page-turner with companionship, fear, laughter, and a whole bunch of other emotions that will take you on a journey like no other’
‘Officially one of my favourite books of the year!’
‘Some sobs, but lots of laughter and joy’
This book is warmly dedicated to Susan McHugh, Sean Murphy, Luke and of course my gorgeous Godson, Oscar.
With love and thanks, always.
Table of Contents
Dear Reader,
First of all, I wanted to say thank you so much for picking up Meet Me in Manhattan. This book has been an absolute labour of love for me, and I really hope you enjoy it as much as I loved writing it.
One of the things that my readers ask me all the time is; where do you get all the ideas for your books? From anywhere and everywhere is the answer really, but for Meet Me in Manhattan, that magical road to Damascus moment came when I stumbled on an article about the whole dating/catfish phenomenon. And it got me thinking, the whole plethora of internet dating sites has changed our whole dating culture unrecognisably in the past decade, hasn’t it? We’ve all heard the horror stories about what happens when online dating goes belly-up, and they’d terrify you into staying single, and living with nothing but cats for company, till you’re old enough for nursing homes.
So then I started thinking, suppose my heroine is in an online relationship with a guy who lives on a whole other continent? For instance, the States? Where, because of the logistics of it, they physically can’t meet up as often as they’d like? And then I thought, in that case where better to set this story than Manhattan?
The thing is, I’ve a bit of a life-long love affair going on with Manhattan. I’ve been going there ever since I was a teenager, when my Dad would run in the NYC marathons year after year and we’d all tag along to support him. I swear to God, at this stage, I could nearly teach a night class on the best discount stores and outlet malls in the Tri-State borough. (But then, I’m a gal whose three favourite words in the English language are ‘reduced to clear’.)
