Four Weeks to Forever by Karen Booth

Author:Karen Booth
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2022-12-30T15:06:18+00:00

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There was no telling when she fell asleep, but Corryna woke to the sound of a rooster. For a moment, she didn’t remember where she was, but then she drew in a deep breath through her nose and recognized Colin’s incredible smell. She was in his room. And last night had been absolutely glorious. She opened her eyes, but the side of his bed where he’d slept was empty. “Huh,” she muttered, finding it strange that he’d left, but guessing that if anyone was likely to be an early riser, it was Colin. She flipped to her other side and peered through the French doors she hadn’t noticed last night. Outside was a rolling vista of bright green and what appeared to be a sizable garden. She was drawn to it in the same way that she was drawn to him—something deep inside her wanted to explore.

“Colin?” she called out into the room, wondering where he’d gone. There was no answer. She tossed back the covers to search for him, and that was when she saw his head poke up from the garden. She had to go. Right away. She scrambled out of bed, noticing that he’d neatly hung up her dress on a hook next to his closet. As much as logic said she should be wearing her own clothes, she hadn’t been lying when she’d said her dress was itchy. Plus, she selfishly wanted to be wrapped up in anything that smelled like him. She grabbed his shirt from last night, threaded her arms into the sleeves, rolled up the cuffs and opened the door. The sweet morning air hit her nostrils. The rooster crowed again and the rising sun lit Colin from behind. It was as idyllic a setting as she ever could’ve imagined.

“Who knew you were a farmer?” she asked, padding across the dewy grass in her bare feet.

He looked up and smiled wide, his entire face lighting up. Damn, he was handsome. Especially so this morning. “I’m getting a few things for breakfast.” He marched down one of the rows toward her with a basket in his hand, wearing jeans and a T-shirt.

“What a beautiful garden. Do you do all of this by yourself?”

He turned and surveyed the plot of vegetables and herbs. “I do. I picked up gardening when I lived in Santa Monica, California. That’s where my first restaurant was. It’s also where I met Charlotte, the original owner of Sheen.” He returned his vision to Corryna and stepped closer. “That restaurant was tiny. Only twenty-four seats. And my concept was fully farm-to-table, but I didn’t know the area well, so establishing relationships with farms took some time. The house I bought there had a large vegetable patch that hadn’t been tended in years. I wanted the restaurant to be as much of me as it could be, and I also wanted to have the best of the best, so I taught myself how to garden.”

“Does any of what you’re growing now end up at Sheen?”

“I’d have to be a full-time farmer to keep up with that much demand.

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