A Novel Romance Page #8

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And he dedicated It to...

Someone Very special to him.

Take care, Sophie.

We finally Put a face

to Gabriel August...

And now you want

To kill him off?

Oh, I wouldn't put it

Quite that way,

That is precisely What we want.

The book that he was

Contractually obligated

To give us

Is not A Gabriel august novel.

Actually, if you look

At the contract closely,

I think you'll find

That Liam Bradley

Owes you a new book,

Not Gabriel august.

Gabriel august Is Liam Bradley.

Liam.

Where's Vienna sunset?

The ashes might still be in

The fireplace in Portland.

I don't think

It's gonna do you much good.

But we think you are gonna

Love Liam Bradley's new book.

Ted, I understand

This is a business,

And your profit

Is the bottom line, correct?

Correct.

Then I hope we have

Some good news for you.

You know I'm a fan

Of test-marketing

My clients' new books.

To be perfectly blunt,

I found Liam's new book

Emotional

And incredibly gripping.

So I commissioned A market

evaluation Research,

And the results

Are in your hands.

It achieved the highest Rating

Of any book They've ever tested.

You know, market research

Doesn't guarantee success.

It's the book business, ted!

There is no guarantee

Of success.

But this is as close as it Gets.

It comes down to this.

Gabriel august

As we all knew him

Doesn't exist anymore.

Liam Bradley does.

And to be honest,

I feel like

I'm just getting started.

I want Harris-Kingsfield

Along for the ride,

But one way or the other...

I'm still moving forward.

I'm sorry.

No, it's okay.

I feel like It's all my fault.

If I hadn't introduced

You to Liam,

You never would've

Told him about Lola.

I can't believe

He wrote this In his book.

It's okay.

No, it's...

It's not.

Sophie...

I told him it was okay.

Liam called me.

He asked My permission.

He...

You talked to him?

He's a good man.

I know you two had

Your problems.

He's a decent guy.

He...

Made me look Handsome and sexy,

Like I told him to.

How could he not?

So?

How is it?

It's beautiful.

And smart,

And funny, but so sad.

Uh...

It's Liam.

When you were

Going out with James,

I kept my mouth shut.

Figured you knew

What you were doing

Without my help.

You couldn't have

Been more wrong.

To know much

About relationships.

I only loved

One woman in my life.

You found Your one true love.

I know that now.

But when Lola and I

Were together,

It wasn't always So clear.

Loving someone's

The hardest work There is.

Oh, I messed up plenty,

So did she.

We disappointed

Each other sometimes,

We said things

We regretted later,

But...

We never

Let that Keep us apart,

No matter how bad things

Seemed at the time.

It wasn't true love

Because it was easy.

We fought for it.

What am I supposed to do?

You're the only person

That can answer that.

So?

Do I finally have

A happy author?

They're all Out there for you.

The real you.

Thanks to you.

You made All this happen.

Well, that's sweet,

But this had very

Little to do with me.

Your parents

Would have been so proud.

You think so?

I know it.

So, do I have to drag you

Kicking and screaming

Out onto The stage again?

No.

This time,

I'm actually

Looking forward to it.

Shall we?

Let's go knock 'em Dead, kiddo.

Thank you for coming out.

Thank you.

I know this is a bit Unusual,

But we have some wonderful

News To share with you today.

You recently Met this gentleman

As the author behind

The Gabriel august novels,

But today, we're here to Talk

About an exciting new Direction.

I'll let him

Tell you all about it.

Ladies and gentlemen,

Liam Bradley.

I love writing.

From as far back

As I can remember,

I was scribbling things Down.

I've been very fortunate

To find people like you

Who actually want

To read what I wrote.

But for too long,

I've stayed in the shadows.

Well, I'm happy, and...

Actually pretty nervous...

To say That those days are done.

My new book is called

Return to forest park,

And as you can see,

The only name on it Is mine.

Yes, sir?

So, are you just continuing

The Gabriel august romances

Under a new name?

Not at all.

There is some romance in it,

But this book is different.

It's more A novel of discovery,

About a man

Finally finding himself.

Is it autobiographical?

I refuse to answer that

On the grounds That I

may incriminate Myself.

Let's just say it's honest.

Yes, miss?

Does this mean

You've walked away

From your deal

With Harris-Kingsfield?

No. I'm thrilled

To be staying

Under the Harris-Kingsfield

Umbrella.

They've been

Incredibly supportive,

And I look forward

To a long future together.

Mr. Bradley, it sounds

Like return to forest park

Is more personal than

Your previous novels.

It does.

I've learned a lot

Over this past year,

And I hope that shows

In this new book.

I'd say it's the most Personal

Book I've ever written.

It must be hard,

Being thrust into the

Spotlight Like this.

Are you worried

That it might change you?

Change isn't always A bad thing.

I know I've been

Changing a lot lately.

Sure, all this is Challenging,

But I've finally

Learned to be comfortable

In being Liam Bradley.

And what you see

Is what you get.

Can your fans count on that?

My fans can rest assured

That I would never do

Anything To hurt them.

Because some of us still Have

Deep-seated trust issues

That we're working through.

And I'd like to Help with those

Any way that I can.

Are you sure You're up for it?

Absolutely.

It may take A while.

That's fine by me.

'Cause I hope to spend

Every day

For the rest of my life

Showing my fans

Just how much I love them.

You want to get

Your camera ready.

I think you're gonna want

To get a shot of this.

Speaking as A big fan myself...

That sounds like

A wonderful new chapter.

Don't worry about them.

All that matters Is right here.

Woohoo!

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