"No drooling on the forms," I call after her.
"So, Mac," Jeff says. "How’d you like your
new house?"
"Well, I’ve lived here all my life," I say.
"But it’ll be nice to paint the walls a real colour and not just hint of
peach or something dreadful like that."
Jeff laughs.
Did I mention that Mum and Jeff are moving in together?
Well, she’s moving to his big country house, and she’s handed her house over to
me. She called it a finder’s fee (for finding Jeff) but I know it’s really
because she’s so ecstatically happy, she can’t be bothered to deal with estate
agents and such. And I’m not alone because Jenni and I are not only going to be
business partners, but roommates as well.
The party continues around me, people dancing to the music,
which is, well… Cliff Richard, but you can’t win ‘em all. Jeff and Mum are slow
dancing in the middle of the room together. They’re so happy that I fear both
their jaws must be aching from all the smiling.
I stand in the corner and watch people pick up the business
cards I’ve casually spread all over the house. We have initial client meetings
with half of them this week anyway. Kismetology is booming and we've barely
even started.
Jeff finally cuts the music and clinks two glasses together.
"I want to make a toast," he shouts. "To being fifty, to finding
your soulmate, to Mackenzie, and to love."
"To love," everyone echoes.
To love.
#### THE END ####
Also by Jaimie Admans:
Afterlife Academy
Even being dead isn’t
enough to get you out of maths class.
Dying wasn't on
sixteen-year-old Riley Richardson's to-do list. And now, not only is she dead,
but she's stuck in a perpetual high school nightmare. Worse still, she's stuck there
with the geekiest, most annoying boy in the history of the world, ever.
In a school where the
geeks are popular and just about everything is wrong, Riley has become an
outcast. She begins a desperate quest to get back home, but her once-perfect
life starts to unravel into something not nearly as great as she thought it
was. And maybe death isn’t really that bad after all...
Welcome to Afterlife
Academy, where horns are the norm, the microwave is more intelligent than the
teachers, and the pumpkins have a taste for blood.
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Afterlife Academy is a
Young Adult paranormal romantic comedy, suitable for approximately ages 14 and
up.
Find it now on
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Amazon.com
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Creepy Christmas
Strange things are
occurring in the neighbourhood. A mysterious snowfall, one Santa too many, and
eyes of coal that watch you wherever you go.
Ten-year-old Kaity is
busy trying to get rid of her mum's creepy new boyfriend and reunite her
divorced parents, but her curiosity gets the better of her when she meets the
new mall Santa and his enchanting daughter Blizzard. Can Kaity help them save
Christmas from being destroyed by Anti-Claus - a pretend Santa who is a
permanent member of the naughty list?
It's Christmas in the
village of Chelferry, but this year the snowmen can move, the fairy won't stay
on top of the Christmas tree, and if you listen closely to the musical Christmas
cards, you can hear the faint sound of screaming over the Jingle Bells...
- - -
Creepy Christmas is a
50,000 word (approx 200 pages) novel suitable for ages 8 and upwards.
A fun, festive, family read!
Find it now on
:
Amazon.com
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About the author:
Jaimie is a 28-year-old English-sounding Welsh girl with an
awkward-to-spell name. She lives in South Wales and enjoys writing, gardening,
drinking tea and watching horror movies. She hates spiders and cheese &
onion crisps.
Kismetology is her first novel and she hopes you enjoyed it.
There are plenty more on the way!
Website:
http://www.jaimieadmans.com
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Acknowledgements
:
Mum - I will never be able to thank you enough for your
never-ending support and encouragement. Love you loads!
To Bill, Toby and Cathie, your support has meant so much to
me!
My online friends from LJ and Twitter - I'm not going to
mention names for fear of leaving someone out, but you all know who you are.
Thank you all so much for the handholding and cheerleading every step of the
way, and for not getting sick of me yet!
Thank you to Bryan Thomas, who took me under his wing and
helped me revise this book immeasurably, and also happens to write lovely
children’s stories if you fancy checking them out.
And to you - yes, you - if you got this far, thank you. I
bloody love you!