Finding His Way Home by Mia Ross

Author:Mia Ross
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2014-09-05T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

As an artist there was nothing Jenna adored more than sinking everything she had into a project and giving her creative spirit free rein over the rest of her life. Sometimes she got so engrossed in what she was doing, she even forgot to eat. Then she’d look up and realize the sun had gone down and most of the day had spun around her without her noticing the passing hours.

Standing in her darkening studio on a cloudy Wednesday afternoon, she folded her arms and stepped back from the wall to assess the progress of the piece she was sketching onto a large piece of see-through paper. This one wasn’t exactly work, of course. It was a labor of love for the new little Barrett who would be coming into the world soon.

A child she wouldn’t get a chance to meet, she acknowledged with a frown. The large, raucous family that had given this charming town its name and iconic sawmill had embraced her from her first days here, making her feel at home. In all her years of wandering, that had never happened to her, and she couldn’t deny it was making her question her commitment to the traveling art circuit that would begin in a few short weeks.

Every summer, she’d happily packed her artwork and everything she owned into her van, taking off on her latest adventure. Reconnecting with old friends at the fairs, making new ones, exploring different places—those had always been her favorite elements of the life she led. Long before it was time to leave wherever she was, she looked forward to shedding her more settled existence and embracing the freedom of life on the road.

Except this year.

Glancing over at the large calendar she used to keep track of her projects, her eyes went to the six-month outlook spread across the bottom. In a few days, she’d be crossing off April and ticking off the few remaining commissions that would take her through Memorial Day. Her final obligations were the chapel window and Chelsea’s shower gift. After that she’d head out to join a weeklong art show in Georgia.

Normally, the very notion of it would fill her with excitement. This time, she was having mixed feelings, which was almost unheard of for her. Because she ran her own business, she had to be reasonable about what she took on. She couldn’t follow every whim, but on the flip side, she refused to spoil her fun by overthinking things. When there was a decision to be made, she tried to be sensible, but in the end her heart ruled the day.

Unfortunately, today her heart was leading her in an unfamiliar—and kind of scary—direction. For the first time she could recall, she found herself seriously considering renewing her lease and staying put for another year. The more she thought about it, the better it sounded to her, and she stared out the window, trying to pinpoint what might have caused this unexpected change.

While she

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