Love to Go, Take a Chance, Book 5 by Nancy Warren

Author:Nancy Warren [Warren, Nancy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781928145271
Publisher: Ambleside Publishing

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Alexei followed the sexiest woman who’d ever worn a pair of jeans into a cottage that looked like something out of a fairy tale. It was furnished more for comfort than style but he liked the overstuffed chintz couches, and the solid old wood pieces that someone, presumably Marguerite herself, had cleaned up. He very much liked the feeling that she was a person who walked the walk. Her personal values were everywhere from the composting bin in the kitchen, to furniture that was clearly recycled. A bookcase held books on yoga, gardening, meditation, herbal remedies and a handful of novels. A black and white cat glared at them from the depths of the couch, green eyes narrowed into slits. “What’s the cat’s name?”

“Ophelia.”

“Ophelia?” He had a feeling there was a story here. “Like in Shakespeare?”

“Exactly like that. She was just a kitten when I found her half drowned in the river.”

“I’m guessing she wasn’t attempting suicide?” he said, sitting on the couch beside the cat.

“My guess is that someone didn’t want a kitten anymore.”

“Why not just take her to a shelter?”

“Exactly.”

He put his hand slowly towards the cat and Marguerite warned him, “She’s not always the friendliest.”

He didn’t stop what he was doing, and as his knuckles gently touched the top of the cat’s head, Ophelia leaned towards him. “Cats like me.”

“Of course she does, she’s female.”

He imagined Marguerite had intended to mumble that under her breath so he pretended he didn’t hear her. Instead, he kept his attention on petting and soothing Ophelia, who was completely open about her affection, purring and bumping at his fist. Unlike her human who was not big on showing her emotion.

Sometimes when their gazes met he felt a connection as deep and rich as anything he’d ever imagined, but she always backed away when things got interesting. Was it because of that blond guy he’d seen her kissing? He didn’t seem her type. But then, how did he know what her type was?

And where had the crazy idea come from to co-author the book with her? He’d been approached by a local publisher about writing a cookbook and he’d been thinking about the project, but not very seriously. And then suddenly when he’d held her calloused hand in his and felt that incredible connection between them he’d grasped at straws. He felt that if he could entice her more deeply into his life, spend more time with her, that she’d maybe return his feelings. But then, as he began to describe the project off the top of his head, he realized that it was actually a good idea.

Who really needed another Greek cookbook? But a cookbook that combined some of the old recipes that his mother had brought with her from the homeland, as well as his own innovations, and tied them into a more local way of cooking and eating, seemed like it took the project to more interesting places.

Simply having a food truck guy author a cookbook was kind of

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