# Around the World with My Ex: Travel round the world with the latest book from bestselling author Maxine Morrey!

Maxine Morrey

It’s the trip of a lifetime – with just one catch! Aspiring travel writer Mia Walker dreams of covering dream destinations for a living. So when she’s offered the chance to write a romantic travel piece, taking in turquoise oceans, tropical beaches, and a fairy-tale Scottish wedding, she knows it’s the opportunity she’s been waiting for.It’s the trip of a lifetime… but it comes with a catch. The photographer who’ll be travelling with her is Hunter Scott, who Mia last saw five years ago – when she ended their engagement!Mia knows she’d be mad to say no – even if it does mean traveling the world with the one man she never wanted to see again! But, whether it’s the stunning locations or the wedding on the horizon, Mia soon finds herself wishing she hadn’t cancelled her own engagement after all…If you’re dreaming of sipping cocktails from a pineapple surrounded by palm trees and flamingos don’t miss Maxine Morrey’s gorgeously uplifting summer romance, perfect for fans of Holly Martin and Jo Watson.Previously published as The Christmas Holiday

It’s the trip of a lifetime – with just one catch!

Aspiring travel writer Mia Walker dreams of covering dream destinations for a living. So when she’s offered the chance to write a romantic travel piece, taking in turquoise oceans, tropical beaches, and a fairytale Scottish wedding, she knows it’s the opportunity she’s been waiting for.

It’s the trip of a lifetime… but it comes with a catch. The photographer who’ll be travelling with her is Hunter Scott, who Mia last saw five years ago – when she ended their engagement!

Mia knows she’d be mad to say no – even if it does mean traveling the world with the one man she never wanted to see again! But, whether it’s the stunning locations or the wedding on the horizon, Mia soon finds herself wishing she hadn’t cancelled her own engagement after all…

It you’re dreaming of sipping cocktails from a pineapple surrounded by palm trees and flamingos don’t miss Maxine Morrey’s gorgeously uplifting summer romance, perfect for fans of Holly Martin and Jo Watson.

Previously published as The Christmas Holiday

Around the World With My Ex

Maxine Morrey


ONE PLACE. MANY STORIES


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First published in Great Britain by HQ in 2017

Copyright © Maxine Morrey 2017

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E-book Edition © September 2017 ISBN: 978-0-00-824887-1

Version: 2018-04-20

MAXINE MORREY

has wanted to be a writer for as long as she can remember and wrote her first (very short) book for school when she was ten. Coming in first, she won a handful of book tokens – best prize ever at the time!

As time went by, she continued to write, but “normal” work often got in the way. Finally, she decided to go for it, and wrote. Really wrote. And after a while she had a bunch of articles, and a non-fiction book to her name.

But her first love is novels, and, in August 2015, Maxine got the call to say she had won Carina UK’s “Write Christmas” competition, with her romantic comedy Winter’s Fairytale.

Maxine lives on the south coast of England, and when not wrangling with words, can be found tackling her To Be Read pile, sewing, listening to podcasts, and walking.

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Thank you, as always, to James who continually believes in me and doesn’t mind a bit that the whole housework routine thing has now gone completely out of the window.

Thanks to Clio, Nia and all the team at HQ for helping me bring another story into the world.

Also, a massive thank you to the fantastic book bloggers out there who have given their time to read and review and helped bring my books to notice. I really can’t thank them enough. They do a brilliant job – all unpaid – and their beautiful, thoughtful reviews have made me cry more than once. I am fearful of listing all of those who I refer to here in case I miss anyone, but I hope that they know who they are. You are all superstars.

And most of all, thanks to you, lovely reader. There is such a huge and wonderful choice of books out there and I am eternally grateful that you chose to spend precious time and money on one of mine. Hearing that I’ve brought a smile (and sometimes a tear) to someone is an amazing feeling and also incredibly humbling. Thank you so much. Your support and enthusiasm means more than you could ever know.

If you have enjoyed this, or any of my books, I’d be so grateful if you are able to take a few moments to pop up a short review on Amazon. It really does help to spread the word and helps me to keep writing more books.

Lastly, I really do love hearing from readers. All my social media links are below so please do say hi!

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Contents

Cover

Blurb

Title Page

Copyright

Author Bio

Acknowledgements

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Twelve

Chapter Thirteen

Chapter Fourteen

Chapter Fifteen

Chapter Sixteen

Chapter Seventeen

Chapter Eighteen

Chapter Nineteen

Chapter Twenty

Chapter Twenty One

Chapter Twenty Two

Chapter Twenty Three

Chapter Twenty Four

Excerpt

Endpages

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