Linn Halton - Falling - The Complete Angels Among Us Series

The Complete Angels Among Us Series

LINN B. HALTON

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First published in Great Britain by HarperImpulse 2014

Copyright © Linn B. Halton 2014

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Dedicated to everyone whose heart and head are haunted with memories of an ‘old love’. Some emotions run too deep to let go, but ‘if only’ is a torture no one deserves. Treasure the happiness you had, for it was special, and many people spend their entire lives never knowing the feeling of true love. There are many reasons outside of your control as to why it was only meant to be a series of precious moments in time…

Thank you to my rock, Lawrence; Noemie (a kindred soul) for kind words at the precise moment I needed them; and my late mother, Lillian, whose influence is still so very strong.

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Title Page Falling The Complete Angels Among Us Series LINN B. HALTON A division of HarperCollins Publishers www.harpercollins.co.uk

Copyright HarperImpulse an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Ltd 77–85 Fulham Palace Road Hammersmith, London W6 8JB www.harpercollins.co.uk First published in Great Britain by HarperImpulse 2014 Copyright © Linn B. Halton 2014 Cover images © Shutterstock.com Linn B. Halton asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins. Ebook Edition © October 2014 ISBN: 9780008114909 Version 2014-09-30 Digital eFirst: Automatically produced by Atomik ePublisher from Easypress.

Dedication Dedicated to everyone whose heart and head are haunted with memories of an ‘old love’. Some emotions run too deep to let go, but ‘if only’ is a torture no one deserves. Treasure the happiness you had, for it was special, and many people spend their entire lives never knowing the feeling of true love. There are many reasons outside of your control as to why it was only meant to be a series of precious moments in time… Thank you to my rock, Lawrence; Noemie (a kindred soul) for kind words at the precise moment I needed them; and my late mother, Lillian, whose influence is still so very strong.

FALLING: Ceri FALLING

CHAPTER ONE: Being Me

CHAPTER TWO: A Normal Day

CHAPTER THREE: Who’s Naughty & Who’s Nice?

CHAPTER FOUR: Bittersweet

CHAPTER FIVE: Crystals

CHAPTER SIX: Baring All

CHAPTER SEVEN: Letting Go

CHAPTER EIGHT: The New Me

CHAPTER NINE: The Argument

CHAPTER TEN: I Need to Get Away

Alex

CHAPTER ELEVEN: Alone

CHAPTER TWELVE: Life Without Her

Ceri

CHAPTER THIRTEEN: Going to Pieces

CHAPTER FOURTEEN: Realisation

CHAPTER FIFTEEN: The Circle

CHAPTER SIXTEEN: Reconnecting

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: Fear

FORBIDDEN: Ceri

PROLOGUE: The Ethereal Pathway

CHAPTER ONE: Transition

CHAPTER TWO: The Healing

CHAPTER THREE: Trust

CHAPTER FOUR: Eyes Wide Open

CHAPTER FIVE: A Friend in Need

CHAPTER SIX: Coming Clean

CHAPTER SEVEN: Heaven or Hell

CHAPTER EIGHT: Earthbound

CHAPTER NINE: In Love With Love

CHAPTER TEN: First Impressions

CHAPTER ELEVEN: A Little Doubt

Alex

CHAPTER TWELVE: Sometimes The Truth Isn’t Pretty

CHAPTER THIRTEEN: The Week From Hell

CHAPTER FOURTEEN: Facing The Past

Ceri

CHAPTER FIFTEEN: Feeling at Home

CHAPTER SIXTEEN: A Little Surprise…

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: Time to Kickback

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN: A Moment in Time

CHAPTER NINETEEN: Announcements

CHAPTER TWENTY: When The Past Catches Up

FOREVER

PROLOGUE

Alex

CHAPTER ONE: You Can’t Run From The Truth

Ceri

CHAPTER TWO: Facing Facts

CHAPTER THREE: A Message For Me

CHAPTER FOUR: Moving on

CHAPTER FIVE: A New Normality

CHAPTER SIX: Pain

CHAPTER SEVEN: Learning to Forgive

CHAPTER EIGHT: Picking Up The Pieces

CHAPTER NINE: Just Another Rainy Day

Alex

CHAPTER TEN: Accepting The Inevitable

CHAPTER ELEVEN: Turning The Corner

Ceri

CHAPTER TWELVE: Facing My Demons

Alex

CHAPTER THIRTEEN: Escaping Into My Dreams

CHAPTER FOURTEEN: Happiness Is Seeing The Person You Love Smiling

Ceri

CHAPTER FIFTEEN: The Circle of Life

CHAPTER SIXTEEN: The Next Step

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: Pride Comes Before a Fall

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN: New Friendships & Strong Bonds

CHAPTER NINETEEN: Coming Clean

CHAPTER TWENTY: Is There Such a Thing as Happy Ever After?

WHAT REALLY HAPPENED AFTER ‘THE END’?FALLING INTO PLACE: Ceri

CHAPTER ONE: When The Day Is Finally Done

CHAPTER TWO: The True Story Is Revealed

CHAPTER THREE: A Step Too Far?

CHAPTER FOUR: Running From The Truth?

Alex

CHAPTER FIVE: The One Moment That Truly Mattered

Epilogue

Linn B. Halton

About HarperImpulse

About the Publisher

I have no idea exactly when I began seeing angels, but I can’t seem to remember a time when I couldn’t. It feels like it’s always been a part of my life. It’s as natural as breathing and, yes, there are times when I wish that wasn’t the case. I seriously doubt anyone would choose to get drawn into something they don’t really understand. Why would they?