Coming Home To Honeydale – K T Dady (1)

‘Will you come to the carriages for your birthday dinner? I did promise pizza.’ ‘Okay, we’ll be there, seeing how Sammy hasn’t got skating that night.’ April blew out a laugh. ‘Oh, is that your only reason for agreeing?’ Declan shrugged as he suppressed a smile. ‘It’s the only one I’ll admit to.’ April leaned into him. ‘I’ve missed this, Dec.

Hanging out with you.’ ‘Ah, you’ve been hanging out with people all over the world.’ ‘Yeah, but they weren’t you.’ He met her eyes and held her stare for what seemed like a long moment. Was she trying to tell him something? He couldn’t be sure, and it wasn’t the time to delve, as Sammy wanted more coins for the machine. April yawned, then bent to rub her knee. ‘You okay, love?’ Declan immediately chastised himself for calling her love, but she didn’t seem to notice.

‘Just feeling the cold.’ She glanced up. ‘I know it’s been a good few months since my operation, but my knee aches every so often.’ He thumbed behind him. ‘You want a piggyback?’ April laughed, giving him a playful shove. ‘I do,’ said Sammy. He swung his niece onto his back and motioned to the drinks hut.

‘Hot choccy, anyone?’ ‘Yay!’ cried Sammy. He glanced at April. ‘We can drink it in the truck on our way home. What do you say?’ She smiled. ‘Perfect.’ And just seeing her beam his way made everything about his life feel perfect with her once more, which was concerning, as the last time he felt settled in life with her was back when they were a couple.

Little did he know then she would walk out on him, and if he carried on the way he was now, she could hurt him all over again. If only his stupid heart got the memo. 1kitap1.com/en April Ava Hart’s hen party was taking place at Honeydale Carriages, and the blushing bride-to-be was happily mingling with her guests, sipping the champagne her sister had brought, and politely listening to others talk of their wedding day.

April also listened to the stories, knowing she could have married Declan years ago. Seeing so much joy around her as she served slices of chocolate fudge cake made her feel she had missed out on so much from her hometown. Stepping out onto the makeshift platform in front of the carriages, April took a steady breath. She had loved her life, travelling, dancing, hanging out with the rich and famous.

She shouldn’t have regrets, and she had been perfectly fine when away.

Coming Home to Honeydale Published by K.T. Dady Copyright © 2025 K.T. Dady All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the author, except for the use of brief quotations in a book review. This is a work of fiction.

Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or, if real, are used fictitiously. Cover design by K.T. Dady. Cover photography: Canva. 1kitap1.com/en What’s meant to be will find a way. 1kitap1.com/en Table of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 About the Author Acknowledgments 1kitap1.com/en 1 April January in the Scottish Highlands hadn’t been something April McCarthy had experienced in five years, so when she stepped foot off the train at Honeydale Station, the icy winter chill went straight through her bones.

Travelling with her dance troupe since she was twenty-one had taken her all around the world, and most of the tours she’d been on had been in warmer climates. She glanced at her knee, hating the internal damage that had ended her career at just twenty-six. The operation had gone well, but being told she’d never be able to dance professionally again had destroyed her spirit. Dancing with popstars had been her life for so long, and now she was back home, feeling a failure. April deeply inhaled the fresh morning, turning on the platform to stare up at the ornamental cast-iron supports holding the structure of the forest- green hut, which was the exit and entrance for passengers.

It wasn’t the way she was going. A quaint brown-stone cottage close by was her home, so she grabbed the handle of her suitcase and made her way towards Stationmaster’s Cottage, hoping her mum was back from the shops, because she didn’t have a door key. April had called her mum whilst on the train and was assured a hot cuppa would be waiting.

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