Being Ines: …if only life could be as simple as eating cakes and drinking rum

By: Eva Lauder

Narrated by: Ink Arnadine

Making the right decision hasn’t always been Ines Garcia’s strongest point. An aptitude for dithering, Ines is now faced with making some life changing resolutions. Can she go through with them?

Meet Ines Garcia, a dynamic young woman with her finger on the fashion pulse—she’s living the London dream with her best friends and their messy lives.

That’s great…or so it should be; her boyfriend is a serial player, and to her friends’ frustration Ines can’t make the break, but then a visit to the optician changes her life as she knows it and the man who’s always by her side is her friend, Luke. A diagnosis for Ines, and Dylan is nowhere to be seen, but her friends are with her every step of the way…Luke in particular.

Ines: Great at giving advice, but not so quick at practicing what she preaches. In a relationship with Dylan who seems to find it hard to be faithful, Ines finds herself catching feelings for Luke that she keeps hidden away, away from everyone…or so she thinks. She can kid herself, but she can’t kid her besties.

Luke: Ines’ French playboy friend who every woman wants. Known for his dry wit, they thrive on their love for blunt exchanges of words between them. Only he knows about the feelings he has for Ines. There’s a fine line between friendship and love that can’t be crossed. Some players play because they can’t have who they want.

Zara, Sally, and Ryan: The support network every person needs. They share good and bad times together no matter what. Laughter, tears, and cake are always present in the friend group.

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