A Taste of Italian Sunshine by Leonie Mack EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Author: Leonie Mack
- Genre: Holiday Romance
- Publish Date: May 12, 2023
- Size: 2 MB
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Jenn hopped down from the bus with a sigh of relief, murmuring, ‘Grazie,’ as
the driver plonked her suitcase down after her. She was sticky with sweat and
exhausted from her convoluted journey from London, but she’d arrived at last
– if you could call it arriving, when she appeared to be in the middle of
nowhere. The air smelled faintly of mould and wood smoke with an
unfortunate hint of cow.
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The bus had just passed through a hamlet called Combai, with stone
houses and little shops. The leafy hills and terracotta roofs could have come
straight out of a travel brochure, but Jenn knew the reality was never so
idyllic. The town had been tiny, with no supermarket, and the shops weren’t
even open in the afternoon. The Italian countryside didn’t look so romantic
after the hours she’d spent waiting for buses that day.
Even more inconvenient was the location of Jenn’s accommodation, near
this godforsaken bus stop. Stood at the side of a road with no footpath,
clutching her enormous suitcase as cars zoomed by so fast she was worried
about being pulled into their slipstream, she’d take the stop-start traffic on
Oxford Street any day.
I can’t do this…
She wanted to be driving one of the speeding cars, rather than sitting on
buses with whining air conditioning and too many curious fellow passengers.
She wanted to be anywhere but here.
Her phone rang and she connected the call in a hurry when she saw her
boss’s name flash up – Filippo Baretti, MW, Brampton Hotel Group. When
she’d started working for him five years before, she’d been impressed by the
‘Master of Wine’ distinction, and now she had her own: Jenn Park, MW.
Except she didn’t feel very masterful at that moment.
‘Filippo, hi!’
‘Everything all right, Jenn? I expected to hear from you by now.’ His
voice was rich and deep, with a hint of a swoon-worthy Italian accent.
‘Everything’s fine,’ she lied. ‘I, uh, had a hold-up at the hire car
company, but I’m almost at the agriturismo.’ When her boss had suggested
she stay at an ‘agriturismo’, an Italian farmhouse bed and breakfast, it had
sounded fashionable, but she suspected her head had been turned by the
charming Italian. She should have realised anything with a hint of agriculture
in the name was going to be outside her comfort zone. The ‘turismo’ part
made her think of Gran Turismo and reminded her of the unfortunate
situation with her driver’s licence.
‘You booked somewhere in the vineyards like I suggested? An
agriturismo might be a bit simple for your tastes, but good for your first
buying trip on your own. Make sure you take photos. I’m planning to
organise an event when the new wine list is ready. “Prosecco with Miss
Park”. What do you think?’ He chuckled.
I think it’s a disaster.
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