Idol

Idol
Carrie Duffy

A hugely entertaining and glamorous debut, perfect for fans of the X-Factor, from an exciting voice in young women’s fictionMeet Jenna Jonsson and Sadie Laine: two gorgeous, glamorous twenty-somethings fighting to make it to the top of their chosen professions.Beautiful and talented, Jenna is an international pop star, determined to take her career to the next level. And when a chance meeting leads to an opportunity for Jenna to work with world-famous rock band Phoenix, Jenna is quick to agree – although her decision is somewhat influenced by Nick Taylor, the drummer with Phoenix and the most gorgeous man Jenna has ever met…Meanwhile, Sadie is a struggling dancer and a childhood rival of Jenna's. Ambitious and passionate, she is determined to fulfil her dreams. And a move to Las Vegas yields an unmissable career opportunity and a chance at true love.Jenna and Sadie's lives are about to collide but will sparks fly? Or will they be able to put the past behind them?

Carrie Duffy

Idol

Copyright

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.

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To my Mum and Dad.

Although you probably shouldn’t read this.

Contents

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Part One

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The bulletproof limo sped down London’s Park Lane, making a…

2

Sadie Laine was curled up on her sagging single bed,…

3

‘Absolutely no way.’

4

It was a glorious spring afternoon in the City. Shafts…

5

Despite her protestations to the contrary, Jenna did care what…

6

Despite Jenna’s change of clothing, the following day’s recording was…

7

‘Ryan?’ asked Jenna.

8

The offices of Willis & Bourne were located on the twenty-fourth…

9

‘Jenna, what the fuck is going on?’ Gerry King screamed…

10

Sadie was completely naked beneath her short, beige trench coat.

11

The day after the scandal broke, Jenna found herself in…

12

Jenna was packing, and the room was in chaos.

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It was a scene from Jenna’s nightmares.

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