Outback Dreams: 6 Small-Town Stories Boxset by Ann B. Harrison

Author:Ann B. Harrison [Harrison, Ann B.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary Romance, Women's Fiction, Forever Love, Bachelor, Single Woman, Sensual Story Theme, Hearts Desire, Lifetime Love, Life-Changes, Second Chance Reunion, Honesty & Trust, Home & Family, Romantic Schemes, Beautiful & Feisty, Love-Family & Forever, Small Town & Rural Area, Action & Adventure, Outback Dreams, Collection & Anthology, Small-Town Romance, Cowboy & Western Romance
Publisher: Ann B. Harrison
Published: 2019-04-07T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 4

Adam watched from the shed where he was mixing feed as Kyle walked down the back paddock with a woman he could only assume was his mother, Lena. What a beauty. She stood with her back to him and used her hands the same way Sofia did. Animated conversations with the neighbors were something he looked forward to compared to the stuffy way his own father spoke. There could be no doubt in his mind she seemed to be frustrated by the conversation the way she was gesturing and her son was shaking his head. The joy of having teenagers.

Kyle had told him yesterday his mother was moving down to live with her folks after things went bad in the city. Adam hadn’t thought too much about it at the time, but he wasn’t expecting someone as pretty as Lena. If anything, he was expecting a younger version of Sophia, especially when he learned what her business was. He’d Googled her restaurant and wasn’t surprised to learn he’d eaten there several times when he’d lived on the coast. She had a strong following and once he’d eaten her creations, he knew why. She was a goddess in the kitchen.

The menu was innovative and fresh with a mix of Italian and Australian cuisine based on what was in season at the time. One of the items Adam loved the best were her platters of stuzzichini or bar snacks. The marinated mushrooms were the tastiest morsels of flavor ever to cross over his taste buds. Kyle had proudly claimed to being the creator of last season’s batch.

On impulse, he closed the feed bag and hurried down toward the back of the paddock, slowing his pace when he got closer. No point in looking as though he was over keen to meet her, especially when she would be hurting from her break up, but he wanted to introduce himself and make sure she knew they were all welcome to keep foraging on his farm. It couldn’t hurt to meet her, surely. He got on with her son so why not?

Adam climbed over the fence, using the old wooden style for support. He jumped down onto the long grass, his boots thudding on the ground alerting the woman with her back to him. Lena looked over at him, a startled expression crossing her face. The striking varying shades of blonde hair hung around her high cheek bones, and he resisted the urge to run his fingers through the strands to see if it was as soft as it looked.

“Hi. Sorry if I startled you. I’m Adam. I live there.” Obviously, duh. He jerked his thumb over his shoulder. “Guess that makes us neighbors.” He held out his hand and waited for her to reach out.

“I’m Lena, Kyle’s mum. Sorry if we’re on your land. I don’t want to trespass if it’s not okay.” She bit her bottom lip and pushed her hands into the pockets of her jeans. Her back was straight and her shoulders out as if she was ready for a battle.

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