She thought he was just another tourist. He was there to reclaim her at any cost.
"No, Anne, this isn’t just another curious tourist. This is a handsome, red-haired American, that looks like a celebrity, with eyes that’ll make your feet go soft. You know you won’t resist him. If you leave this kitchen, you’re lost."
Anne never expected that one night would blow away everything she held dear: her love life, family balance, and her well-protected secret. And all because of a sexy, handsome red-haired American who showed up at her doorstep.
Was he an ordinary tourist? Not quite! The man who burst into her life was from a painful past she tried hard to forget.
She just wanted to run her traditional restaurant in the small European city she grew up in and hide away from eighteen-year-old memories.
Jesse, the handsome American, just wanted to taste again traditional pie, feel like a tourist, and relive some special memories.
Anne believed she can play Jesse and send him on his way after one night.
But who was playing whom, actually?
Author’s Note: Be ready for a short story where everything happens in a single night, someone holds a big secret, a rumor about a painting not meant to be seen, some heat from a night between two people who didn't think life had anything left for them, and a traditional pie that can change lives.
Previously published as My One-Night Stand by Elina Conti
Genre: General Fiction
"No, Anne, this isn’t just another curious tourist. This is a handsome, red-haired American, that looks like a celebrity, with eyes that’ll make your feet go soft. You know you won’t resist him. If you leave this kitchen, you’re lost."
Anne never expected that one night would blow away everything she held dear: her love life, family balance, and her well-protected secret. And all because of a sexy, handsome red-haired American who showed up at her doorstep.
Was he an ordinary tourist? Not quite! The man who burst into her life was from a painful past she tried hard to forget.
She just wanted to run her traditional restaurant in the small European city she grew up in and hide away from eighteen-year-old memories.
Jesse, the handsome American, just wanted to taste again traditional pie, feel like a tourist, and relive some special memories.
Anne believed she can play Jesse and send him on his way after one night.
But who was playing whom, actually?
Author’s Note: Be ready for a short story where everything happens in a single night, someone holds a big secret, a rumor about a painting not meant to be seen, some heat from a night between two people who didn't think life had anything left for them, and a traditional pie that can change lives.
Previously published as My One-Night Stand by Elina Conti
Genre: General Fiction
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