Sunday 12 April 2015

One Small Act Of Kindness by Lucy Dillion


In this wonderful story we meet Libby who is married to Jason who both have given up wonderful jobs and life of the big city to run the family hotel in Jason home town , the hotel also comes with a Mother in Law and her dog  in tow , but them dew Libby and Margert do get on..
Running the hotel isn't easy it needs a complete make over from bathroom taps to a new booking in system!!!!
Libby starting to have the day from hell trying to find a booking that Margert made but is no where to be found and a room that's ready and suited to a elderly couple and that her on her door step expecting to stay as they have booked ,but a noise from outside draws her out into a scene of horror but she soon assessing and thanking control of the situation she sees there are two cars involved it a smash and a lady undera wheel of one of the cars she stays in control till the police and ambulance arrive she has a quick look for anything laying around of the lady under the car wheel to help them at the hospital but all she has was a slip of paper with the name address of her hotel why was she coming there she wasn't booked in Jason and Marget knew nothing about the mystery lady why was he out with no ID or phone who goes out with now phone ??????
When the mystery lady wakes up in hospital she has no idea who she is not even a name and has no memory at all even the accident she is feeling lost not knowing anyone or anything . When Libby visits the hospital with her mother in law she ant help but check on the mystery lady and finds her awake and even thou they had only really meet that morning they bonded straight way even thou they where complete strangers. Libby helped her pick a name of Pippa she felt it suited her but didn't know why, after a week later Libby goes to find Libby who is being discard to social services has now one come to claim her and still no memory apart from the last few days , Libby steps in and takes care of duty of Pippa until she gets well and better and even more remembers and from they the friendship really began to build stronger ties from Pippa trying to find here past and Libby helping her find her pastas this was the first friend she made since she moved from London, Jason just slotted back in his friends of Ruby friends and appeared that he never left and she was not apart of that click.
When they back at the hotel Libby lets Pippa settle in and they take a walk to the scene they comes across an item that the police must of missed and it brings flash backs and Pippa remembers she is Alice Robinson, her parents happy times and then losing them all over again the pain , she had a start a name but they soon hit a brick wall she is nowhere to be found on the Internet not even Facebook !!
After another night of Jason Dow th ruby club the girls hit the internet but have no luck so try they hand at the booking system which to Libby surpise Alice is a dab hand at it just as they get a run at it they hear a noise but Libby insist that its Jason home from his drinking session that he promise he would not get drunk but find that Luke is carrying a never drunk Jason through the door , but as soon as he sets eyes on Alice he calls her by her name he knows her he many hold the key to hr past. Once Jason is tuck up in bed for the night Luke heads into the girls he is a little taken back the Alice doesn't  not respond to him when Libby explained what happen , Luke explained that he meet Alice while he was working down here and the Pub he was staying at Alice worked behind the bar not not where she lived , but she had a boyfriend . They called the pub where she worked they might have personnel details on file , they boss know her voice straight away but was shocked to hear from her as he thought she was on a five star hoilday with Gethin (the boyfriend) when she arrived he gave her his home address . Luke takes her to the address  but they was no one home so she leaves a note with the hotel number on. The next morning Alice wakes that she is a little closer to her past but has a feeling is more in her past than he says but just can't remember when she gives up hope that  Gathin will call she pops out for coffee to calm her nerves he calls and is coming straight over!!!!!!
When she comes face to face she doesn't get the pull she does with Luke but puts it down to nerves but she doesn't really know this man part from photos and stories he is trying her of they life together,but Gathin wants her to move back home Alce is holding back for some reason but can't put her finger on it .
While Alice is moving forward with her life Libby's seems to be going down hill while she is out visiting she gets a call that the workmen are walking of the job all her plans for an August finish is up in smoke she finds out that Jason has been paying the bill after a screaming row Jason comes clean that they where more bills coming in than he expected and that he invested what savings they did have in a deal even after he promised he would not go back to after they walked from after he was sacked .  Jason walks out and leaves Libby to deal with all the mess on her own.
Will Libby dream hotel come true with or without Jason. Will Alicefind her past and who's in her future , well you will just have to get yourself a copy and read.

This fabulous story is out 23rd of April so go get a copy  and get lost in this wonderful story.

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