Love at Carnival
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Emma Steele has everything a girl can ask for. A sweet little sister, loving parents and a handsome boyfriend. With her degree completed and her 22nd birthday around the corner, a bash is sure, right?
Wrong.
On her 22nd birthday, Emma is gifted her worst nightmare. Her father plans a getaway for their family at Cheshire! Why is that a nightmare? It is a countryside, which has never held any attraction for Emma, plus she will be returning to the place where not only did she spend all her summers as a kid but also where she had her first summer love, Tom Calder.
When Tom Calder and Emma Steele meet after years at the carnival, will they again find what they lost long ago?
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