Ladies Who Launch

by Milly Johnson

THE QUEEN OF FEEL-GOOD FICTION!'Every time you discover a new Milly book, it’s like finding a pot of gold' Heat This exclusive 15-page eBook short from Sunday Times bestseller Milly Johnson is the sequel to Here Come The Boys - and includes a sneak peek of Milly's wonderful novel, Afternoon Tea at the Sunflower Cafe. Angie Silverton and Selina Molloy have not always been friends. Best pals at school, they fell out over a man, and it was only when they both missed a ship in Here Come the Boysthat they found friendship again. Now they are reunited again and life since their adventure on the Mermadia has been anything but boring. Did Selina stick with her horrible husband Zander? What happened to Angie and Gill when they stepped off the ship? And what does the future hold for the friends? Join Selina and Angie as they take afternoon tea at The Sunflower Cafe to find out.Praise for Milly 'Bursting with warmth and joie de vivre' JILL MANSELL 'Warm, optimistic and romantic' KATIE FFORDE 'An irresistibly feel-good read' JANE COSTELLO

Genres: Romance, Chick Lit, Short Stories, Fiction, Contemporary, Romantic Comedy, Ebooks

72 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 1, 2015

About the author

Milly Johnson was born in Barnsley, raised in Barnsley and still lives in Barnsley. She writes about strong women, often having a renaissance, all ages and has just released her 22nd novel Same Time Next Week. Do check out her website for up to date news and appearance dates.

As well as a novelist she is a professional joke writer, performance poet, newspaper and magazine columnist and also after dinner/motivational speaker.

She is on insta as @themillyjohnson, facebook as @millyjohnsonauthor, Twitter as @millyjohnson and a ridiculous presence on TikTok @millyjohnsonauthor. Do give her a follow - even if it's just out of sympathy!

Reviews

[Best Crime Books & More · Rating 3 out of 5]

So the follow up from the Short Story Here Come The Boys is this one and it's a perfect continuation and wrap up of both Angie and Selina's story. Angie and Selina are now firm friends following their years of not speaking after their school days. Their last trip resulted in Seina making the brave decision to leave her husband and it made Angie see what she had waiting for her at home!

This book seemed a little shorter than the last and I literaly read it in about 10 minutes. I think this would have been better being added on to the last short story. Unfortunately about 40% of this was the short story and the rest is extracts from another MJ book. Couldn't helpp being a little bit dissapointed but am hoping we return with a full length book at some point to see how Angie and Selina are getting on.

[Bookworman · Rating 2 out of 5]

Meh. It was OK but not something I’d read again.

[Lucy C · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the follow on from Here comes the boys which gave me the unanswered questions I had now I just wish this was longer or had a stand alone book.

[Kim · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely loved catching up with Selina and Angie from Here Come the Girls. The introduction to the Sunflower Cafe was lovely- it sounds like a very inviting place to enjoy time with special friends. 'It just wants you to sit down and forget the world outside for a bit'. Wouldn't we all love somewhere to escape to and enjoy the afternoon with a tasty cake and cup of tea. I can't wait to read Afternoon Tea at the Sunflower Cafe now! This book was great to curl up with on the sofa- with a nice cuppa whilst the rain came down outside. In my head I could be on the cruise and then nestled in a really cosy cafe with my best friend.

Thanks for a great read Milly.

[Damaskcat · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is short story which leads into the author's recently published book 'Afternoon Tea at the Sunflower Café' Selina and Angie, who first appeared in 'Here Come the Boys', are taking tea at the café and reminiscing over what happened to them after that fateful cruise.

It is probably best to read 'Here Come the Boys' before reading this short story so that you know the background. I am reading them the wrong way round as I am now going to read 'Here Come the Boys' and the then 'Afternoon Tea at the Sunflower Café' You can't beat Milly Johnson for down to earth feel good books which are a joy to read.

[Shriya · Rating 3 out of 5]

Milly Johnson is a new author to me. I've seen her books everywhere however for some reason I never gave her writing a chance. Recently I'm in the mood for chick lit/womens a genre I rarely read in my adult years. No idea why since I loved it as a teenager! Johnsons books have 5 star ratings continously on Amazon and Goodreads. To summarise, I'm curious and I got to read her work!


I really enjoyed this short ebook mainly the introduction to her book Sunflower Cafe.. The first part seems to be following through with characters from her previous book.

I'm waiting for my order of Magnificent Mrs Mayhew. Heres to my Milly Johnson journey!

[Hayley Noble · Rating 4 out of 5]

I didn't know what to expect when I downloaded the book, I only got it because my kindle recommend it to me, and I liked the cover, and well if I'm honest, mainly because it was free!

I didn't actually realise it was a sequel, however I still thoroughly enjoyed reading this short story on my lunch break.

I found myself engaging with the characters really quickly, and finding that I really wanted to eat in the sunflower cafe!

Overall this was a really jolly, happy little read, I loved Johnson's style of writing and can not wait to read more of her books!

[Sarah · Rating 2 out of 5]

I wonder if there is follow-up to this follow-up... ;-) It was over in a few minutes, all 18 pages of it! I didn't realise it was such a short short story. Basically, this tied up a few ends of the last novel and included a prologue for the next novel (which I've already read).

[M · Rating 1 out of 5]

Not much to it. Most of the ebook is taken up by samples of her next 2 books.


One thing I find very irritating is the inability of the author/editor to keep the names straight - there are 2 characters and they are frequently mixed up in a story that’s only 10 pages or so!

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very enjoyable short story catching up with Selina and Angie from Here Come the Boys and an introduction to some of the characters in the new book, Afternoon at the Sunflower Cafe,

[Rainrosie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Least liked of all the MJ books I have recently read. **SPOILER**
The reason being I cannot forgive Selina for deliberately seducing her best friend's boyfriend. There is no mention of her being deeply in love with him and no explanation for her behaviour other than as the poor little rich girl she wanted the cosiness of her friend's family/lifestyle/confidence and just took it without remorse. I know if I was in Angie's shoes I would not be able to get past this huge betrayal and become pals again so for that reason I felt at odds with the story.

[Nessa · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very very short story, which follows after another short story called ‘Here come the boys’.

So it was nice to see how things turned out for Angie and Selina, after their adventure in previous short story, but how I wish this little short story was longer. Would have been nice to experience Angie and Selina friendship in full bloom now that they have reunited.

But hey ho, it was still nice even if it was short and sweet.

[Trish Drinkwater · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn't actually realise how brief this was until I was at the end! Enjoyable, written to tie up some details that some readers felt needed tying up from Here Come The Boys - I didn't as I felt Here Come The Boys finished satisfyingly. I did enjoy this but would have liked it to go on much longer than it does.

[Miki Jacobs · Rating 5 out of 5]

Enjoyable short story, revisiting some characters from previous stories.

[A M Steinbeck · Rating 1 out of 5]

Bits

I usually like this author's books but this book is a waste of time as it is full of nothing but beginning chapters of other books. Waste of time and money.

[C.A. · Rating 2 out of 5]

Book contains 2 or 3 chapters of 4 different books. More of a "Promo" for the other books

[Jules · Rating 4 out of 5]

A light short story followed by the start of a couple of Milly Johnsons other books. Having already read them it was nice to be reminded how good they were.

[Gail Wylde · Rating 4 out of 5]

A lovely short story from Milly Johnson. It has left me wanting more of Angie and Selena.

[Carole Andrews · Rating 2 out of 5]

Didn't enjoy this book. It switched from the story on to extracts from other books. I thought the download was faulty, as I purchased it as an e-book!

[Natalie Kelly · Rating 3 out of 5]

*3.5

[Frances · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very short story that follows on from Here come the boys

[Deborah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Rounded up from 2.5

[Nikki · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not usually fab of short stories but I found this one very easy to get into & would have loved to have heard more & seen his the charactors lives changed after the book evddd

[Tracey Pearce · Rating 2 out of 5]

I think the author maybe want to go back to her previous book Here comes the boys. Gil & Ange did not stay in dubrovnik

[Mrs J · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best book, made me want to go on a cruise

[Kirsten Connelly · Rating 3 out of 5]

I know it was a short story but it still felt a bit of a pointless read …

[Layla · Rating 1 out of 5]

reading other reviews, no wonder I didn't understand the book. this is part of a series,. Ot should say that at the beginning.

(have not read the other book)

[Catherine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved this book, but I wanted more!

[Alison Winter · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was ok, nice easy read

[Margaret · Rating 3 out of 5]

An exclusive ebook short story from top ten bestseller Milly Johnson. Also includes a sneak peek of her new novel Afternoon Tea at the Sunflower Cafe.

Angie Silverton and Selina Molloy have not always been friends. Best pals at school, they fell out over a man, and it was only when they both missed a ship in Here Come the Boys that they found friendship again.

Now they are reunited again and life since their adventure on the Mermadia has been anything but boring. Did Selina stick with her horrible husband Zander? What happened to Angie and Gill when they stepped off the ship? And what does the future hold for the friends?

Join Selina and Angie as they take afternoon tea at The Sunflower Cafe to find out.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS A SHORT STORY OF AROUND 15 PAGES, WITH A SAMPLE OF FOUR CHAPTERS OF MILLY'S NEW NOVEL INCLUDED IN THE BACK. THE STORY IS A SEQUEL TO MILLY'S PREVIOUS SHORT STORY, HERE COME THE BOYS.

Praise for Milly Johnson:

'Bursting with warmth and joie de vivre' JILL MANSELL

'Warm, optimistic and romantic' KATIE FFORDE

'An irresistibly feel-good read' JANE COSTELLO

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