Captured By You: A One Night of Passion Novella by KERY BETH

Author:KERY, BETH [KERY, BETH]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: PENGUIN group
Published: 2012-10-02T07:00:00+00:00

“You really are a fantastic cook,” Chance said forty-five minutes later as he enthusiastically made his chicken casserole, salad and homemade seven-grain bread disappear. “You should be the one to publish a book. Nutritious Country Cooking . . . no . . . Bohemian Country Cooking. Get it? All the fresh produce you use from the co-op and hippy ideals blended with old-fashioned recipes,” he said, pausing in his brainstorming to take a huge bite of apple walnut salad. “I’ll do the photography for it, if you’d like.”

“Oh, yes,” Sherona teased fondly as she buttered her bread. “World-famous photographer working on a book that will sell ten copies; nine, if I can’t get my brother to buy a copy.”

“It’d be a great promotional tool for Food for Body and Soul,” Chance told her pointedly.

She set down her knife and just stared at him. His eyes gleamed at her knowingly as he forked a large helping of casserole into his mouth.

“You’re right. It would. Why haven’t I ever thought of that? The proceeds could go to Body and Soul, but more important—”

“It would highlight everything the organization stands for—affordable, healthy food for needy families.”

A thought occurred to her and her shoulders sagged. “We’d never be able to afford the costs to develop something like that, even if I could talk the other board members for Body and Soul into it.”

“Tell you what. Give me a proposal for it—nothing fancy, just a page or so, something I can give to my accountant—and I’ll back it. I’ll pass it on to my publisher, too. Maybe they’ll pick it up. With a wider distribution, it’d be a decent moneymaker for the organization.” She gave him an incredulous glance. “What? I wanted to do some charitable work for Body and Soul. I told you I think it’s a good cause.”

“But you’re already doing the photography for the brochure!”

He shrugged. “I’ll be able to finish that tomorrow morning. I can do more,” he stated matter-of-factly. “Besides, it’ll give me a good reason to return to Vulture’s Canyon soon.”

All thoughts of a possible cookbook vanished. “When do you plan to leave town?”

“Day after tomorrow. I have a photo shoot in the United Arab Emirates scheduled at the beginning of the week.”

Sherona took a sip of her tea, willing the sinking sadness and flash of disappointment she experienced to fade. Of course she’d known he’d be leaving Vulture’s Canyon soon. Chance was a gypsy, given the nature of his job. It was just that in addition to the mind-blowing sex they’d had, she was starting to get used to his warm, natural male grace.

“It must be so exciting for you, going to countries like that . . . seeing those different cultures and ways of life,” she said wistfully.

“I guess it’s been hard for you to travel, bringing up Derek the way you did.”

She nodded. “But not just because of Derek. He’s in college now anyway, and gone for the majority of the year. The diner won’t run itself, though.

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