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    The Strawberry Farm
    The Strawberry Farm
    The Strawberry Farm
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    The Strawberry Farm

    By Victoria Milne

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    Charlie’s furious when a burger truck begins trading in the country lane outside his strawberry farm and encroaches upon his business. What makes it worse is that the infuriating owner refuses to move, claiming he’s found the perfect spot on the English coast to spend his summer.

    But when Charlie’s friends from the city show up and are convinced that Tai, the bold American chef, and Charlie should be attracted to one another, the farmer is left with no option than to grudgingly go along with his friends’ plans to set them up.

    His world is rapidly turned into bedlam when disaster strikes, forcing the reticent farmer to make a decision that will affect both his and Tai’s summer, and will either bring them together or permanently drive them apart.

    Part of "Summer Bigger Than Others - A Summer Anthology" from Beaten Track Publishing.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBeaten Track Publishing
    Release dateJun 21, 2015
    ISBN9781910635605
    The Strawberry Farm
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    Victoria Milne

    Many years ago, Victoria chose the words ‘watch this space’ to accompany her picture in the school yearbook and had no dreams of being a writer. Sixteen years later, after a friend joked that she should be an author, she began the first page of her very first novel and realised how perfect those words had been.As a latecomer to the world of creative writing, Victoria is now making up for lost time and enjoying every second of the experience.In the rare moments these days when she’s not writing or dreaming up new plots, she can usually be found at either the ice rink or the dojo and all of these activities are done listening to loud music.Victoria would love to hear from anyone who shares her passion for writing; and in particular from anyone who has tips on how to tame the editing fetish she has unwittingly acquired along the way.

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      Book preview

      The Strawberry Farm - Victoria Milne

      The Strawberry Farm

      Summer Bigger Than Others

      An Anthology of Short Hot Summer Reads

      SMASHWORDS EDITION

      * * * * *

      Copyright 2015 Victoria Milne at Smashwords.

      Victoria Milne: https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/victoriamilne

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      * * * * *

      Cover Design by Shayla Mist

      All images used are purely for illustrative purposes only.

      Neither the model, photographer, nor stock site, support or condone anything written in this book.

      This novel is a work of fiction and the characters and events in it exist only in its pages and in the author’s imagination.

      * * * * *

      The Strawberry Farm

      Victoria Milne

      Charlie’s furious when a burger truck begins trading in the country lane outside his strawberry farm and encroaches upon his business. What makes it worse is that the infuriating owner refuses to move, claiming he’s found the perfect spot on the English coast to spend his summer.

      But when Charlie’s friends from the city show up and are convinced that Tai, the bold American chef, and Charlie should be attracted to one another, the farmer is left with no option than to grudgingly go along with his friends’ plans to set them up.

      His world is rapidly turned into bedlam when disaster strikes, forcing the reticent farmer to make a decision that will affect both his and Tai’s summer, and will either bring them together or permanently drive them apart.

      Tags: MM romance, contemporary, enemies to lovers, explicit

      * * * * *

      Table of Contents

      Dedication

      Acknowledgements

      Chapter 1

      Chapter 2

      Chapter 3

      Chapter 4

      Chapter 5

      Chapter 6

      Chapter 7

      Chapter 8

      Chapter 9

      Epilogue

      About Jonathan Penn

      By Jonathan Penn

      Summer Bigger Than Others

      * * * * *

      Dedication

      To R.G. with all my love

      * * * * *

      Acknowledgements

      Thank you to my friends and family for your support on this wonderful journey. I couldn’t have done it without you.

      And thank you to Beaten Track Publishing for welcoming me into the family.

      Finally, thank you to Shayla Mist for doing an amazing job with the cover and for being the best writing buddy anyone could ask for!

      * * * * *

      Chapter 1

      Charlie knelt on the dusty path separating the long rows of strawberry plants and handed the toddler a freshly picked fruit from his wicker basket.

      He ruffled the child’s hair. There you go, young lady. Glancing up as her parents approached, he shielded his eyes from the sun with his hand.

      Her mother frowned. What do you say, Gemma?

      Thank you. The toddler sucked on the strawberry and grinned, the soft, red pulp dribbling down her chin.

      You’ve done well this year, Charlie, said her father.

      "Thanks,

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