54 Days

By Rachel Barron

Angel is a career girl working in publishing, loves her job, loves being single and has no kids, lives alone and is the only child of her parents Arthur and Rosaleen Mayflower; Angel is the apple of their eye and thrives on the success she has achieved for herself with the hope their daughter climbs the career ladder even further one day, or so they think.

Angel has two best friends, Linda and Helen, and they all constantly enjoy nights out meeting new men and having a really good time letting their hair down whenever possible. However, one night proves that going out isn’t all it’s cracked up to be as events take a turn that nobody will ever forget as hearts are broken and families torn apart.

One man, three women, a coma and death on the menu.

Could jealousy be the cause? Or something more sinister, who knows?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
• Release date: Jun 23, 2023
• ISBN: 9781788486361

Rachel Barron

Rachel is a first time author and after many years of writing as a hobby, she finally decided to take the plunge and have her writing published. She is the proud mother of two strapping young lads, and you can also find her on TikTok (@crazycatlady) and Instagram (crazy cat lady official), where she shares photos of Lunar, her beloved cat and little ray of sunshine. Rachel is a Fibromyalgia patient, and writing has been her salvation on many days, providing a welcome distraction from the chronic pain, fatigue, and other symptoms she experiences daily.

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About the Author

Rachel is a first time author and after many years of writing as a hobby, she finally decided to take the plunge and have her writing published.

She is the proud mother of two strapping young lads, and you can also find her on TikTok (@crazycatlady) and Instagram (crazy cat lady official), where she shares photos of Lunar, her beloved cat and little ray of sunshine.

Rachel is a Fibromyalgia patient, and writing has been her salvation on many days, providing a welcome distraction from the chronic pain, fatigue, and other symptoms she experiences daily.

Dedication

Jack and Mitchel both an inspiration to me,

your mom,

I love you both to the moon and back.

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Rachel Barron 2023

The right of Rachel Barron to be identified as author of this work has been asserted by the author in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

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Any person who commits any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages.

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

A CIP catalogue record for this title is available from the British Library.

ISBN 9781788486354 (Paperback)

ISBN 9781788486361 (ePub e-book)

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First Published 2023

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Acknowledgements

Special thanks to all at Austin Macauley Publishers who had faith in my writing and took a chance on a first time author, I really appreciate all the hard work putting my book together and making it a reality. I will enjoy writing my second book knowing I have a huge support network behind me.

To both of my sons, Jack and Mitchell, you have been huge inspirations to my writing, helping with ideas and keeping me focused.

And to all of you lovely people who have purchased this copy and taken the time to read it, I really hope you enjoy reading this as much as I did writing it.

Chapter 1

It was six o’clock one June morning, the sun crept up into the highest point of the sky overlooking the quaint little road, cars gleaming in the sunlight, letterboxes awoken to the post arriving, blinds opened and the booms of trains flying past on the nearby rail track. The creaking of the bed stirred her from her sensual dream as she turned over fondly, holding the life-sized support pillow she often used to help her sleep thinking she was curled up next to the man who she’s always loved but never told.

Angel glanced at the clock with squinted eyes just barely able to make out the time.

Hmmm, only 5 minutes till I have to face the world yet again! she reluctantly thought, and started drifting off.

Bleep...bleep...bleep…The alarm started screaming at her. ‘Oh no,’ she grunted, so she thumped on the snooze button with the palm of her hand and lay on her back staring up at the ceiling wondering what the day had in store. She could see the sun creeping through the crack in the curtains.

Angel Mayflower was a twenty-nine-year-old senior editor for a well-known publishing firm in the city of London and lived in an apartment on the border of town, Mews Road. She lived there for five years after moving out of her parents’ house.

Monday morning had arrived and yet again Angel felt so hung over and couldn’t book another day off the limit had been reached; seemed she spent more time at home ill than she did at work and knew her boss would hit the roof! She lifted her head to see where her mobile phone was and felt like there was a lead weight attached and…Wow! the rush of pain that started thumping in her forehead was unbelievable, seems an army was on training day doing the conga in her eyeballs or so it felt. She didn’t even manage to pick