The Winter Folly (52 page)

Thanks to Gill Paul for her encouragement, sage advice and gracious willingness to help whenever I asked.

Thank you to everyone at Albany House for looking after me so well. I loved being able to write this book in such a wonderful place.

Thank you to my family and friends for their endless support, in particular to James Crawford who puts up with far too many glassy stares and half-finished sentences as I disappear into other
worlds!

And thank you to everyone who reads and enjoys these books. I love to hear from you.

Lulu Taylor

www.lulutaylor.co.uk

@misslulutaylor

Praise for Lulu Taylor

‘Nothing lifts the winter blues quite like a glam bonkbuster, and
Heiresses
is one of the highest pedigree . . . Addictive, decadent and sexy, it’ll easily
see you through the depths of winter’s most depressing month’   
Heat

‘This is such great escapism it could work as well as any holiday’   
Daily Mail

‘Pure indulgence and perfect reading for a dull January evening’   
Sun

‘Wonderfully written and bursting with greed, sex and money – this indulgent read is totally irresistible’   
Closer

‘If wealth and glamour turn you on, then turning the pages of this epic bonkbuster will brighten the credit crunch chill for you’   
Best

Lulu Taylor moved around the world as a child before her family settled in the Oxfordshire countryside. She studied English at Oxford University and had a successful career in
publishing before she became a writer. Her first novel,
Heiresses
, was published in 2007 and nominated for the RNA Readers’ Choice award. It was followed by
Midnight Girls
,
Beautiful Creatures
and
Outrageous Fortune
, all set against the backdrop of glamorous high society. She is married and lives in London.

Also by Lulu Taylor

Heiresses

Midnight Girls

Beautiful Creatures

Outrageous Fortune

First published in electronic form 2013 by Pan Books

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