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Australia by Marisa Ferraro  \noncebittentwiceshy.com.au  \nText copyright ◎Marisa Ferraro 2015  \nBook Production:OpenBook Creative  \nCover Design:  \nAnne-Marie Reeves  \nConsulting editor:Bree DeRoche  \nCopyedited by:  \nAuthorSupportServices.com  \nMarisa Ferraro asserts her moral right to be identified as the author of this book.  \nAll rights reserved.  \nNo part of this publication may be reproduced,stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in anyform or by any means electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording or otherwise is withoutthe prior written consent of the publisher.The only exception is by a reviewer,who may quoteshort excerpts in a review.  \nAustralia Cataloguing-in-Publication entry  \nAuthor:Ferraro,Marisa,author  \nTitle:  \nOnce Bitten Twice Shy:when love doesn't conquer all  \nISBN:9780987227973(paperback)  \nISBN:  9780987227980(ebook)  \nSubjects:Man-woman relationships—Fiction.Love stories  \nDewey Number:A823.4  \nAll characters in this book are fictitious and any resemblance to any person,living or dead,ispurely coincidental.  \nTo the greatest guy in my world.Myfather:You were a beacon oflight with your encouragement,strength and your heartthat was filled with love.  \nTo all women who love-may your heartsalways be open and abundant.  \nTo Joanne-who taught me about men.  \nTo Carol-who taught me self-love.  \nI  \nThe sun peered through the curtains brightly enough to wakeMaxine from her slumber.She rolled over and squinted at theclock-nine a.m.  \n“Already?”she moaned.She lay in her usual waking position,like a starfish splayed across her queen-sized bed.She stretchedand looked at the gown hanging on her wardrobe door,instantlyreminding her that it was Sally's wedding day.It had been justover a month since Shamus broke up with her.Thirty-three days,eleven hours and twelve minutes,to be precise.She needed awedding like she needed a dip in a piranha-infested plunge pool.She looked around her bedroom-tissues,macaroons and self-helpbooks had taken over of late.She was still trying to understandhow men do what they do ...how a person you adore can tellyou they love you at breakfast,then tell Tanya from the AccountsDepartment the same thing by lunchtime.What the fuck?  \nJesus,Shamus.  \nShe’d thought she was on her way to having it all.Yet now shewas having to face that fact that she most certainly did not.She was  \nMARISA FERRARO  \nback to square one.And just to add salt to the wound,she had togo and face a couple that did have itall,and were walking downthe aisle at noon to prove it.To say it sucked was putting it mildly.Sucked for her,not for Sally,of course.She was happy for Sally.Butshe really didn’t want to start the day feeling this way.She couldn'tstop the thoughts racing through her head:What if Shamus washere with me now?What if we were getting ready for the weddingtogether?What if it was us getting married!?What if...?Whatif...?What if...?Funny how life can pan out sometimes-onewoman's 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