The Retreat (A Clean and Sweet Romance Novella)

By Veda Whitfield

She is a calm, health conscious yoga instructor. He is a wild, party loving, drunken, billionaire celebrity. Their lives are perfectly mismatched... or not?

Tamara Hope, health food specialist and yoga instructor, is all about living a balanced and healthy life and has recently opened her very own health retreat, where she meets Thomas.

Thomas Winter is a party-loving billionaire, who lives his life to the extreme – boozing, sex, and socializing. He can think of nothing worse than going on a retreat, but his agent promises him it will do his media image good.
Tamara and Thomas are like oil and water. He’s everything that she hates in a person, and he’s constantly teasing her about her lifestyle. She cannot wait for the week to be over. And yet... there’s something about him that makes her want to change him. But can someone like Thomas be changed? Does he even want to change? Should he be changed?

If you love a clean romance with a warm and inspirational sizzle you will love this novella.

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• Language: English
• Publisher: Veda Whitfield
• Release date: May 14, 2017
• ISBN: 9781370897032

Veda Whitfield

I’ve been an author since college while I was studying a library science degree and I have recently started publishing my books online. Yeah! I am a new Indie Author and my favorite genre is romance. I was encouraged to join the indie industry, by my sisters and friends, some of whom are indie publishers, I learned that I should be proud of my stories and be less shy to share with lovers of romance, so I am now self publishing stories to share with everybody.

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The Retreat

A Clean and Sweet Romance Novella

By Veda Whitfield

Copyright 2017 – Veda Whitfield

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This is a book of fiction. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is entirely coincidental. Names, characters, businesses, organizations, places, events and incidents are all products of the author’s imagination or are used factiously.

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Table of Contents

Description

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Description

She is a calm, health conscious yoga instructor. He is a wild, party loving, drunken, billionaire celebrity. Their lives are perfectly mismatched… or not?

Tamara Hope, health food specialist and yoga instructor, is all about living a balanced and healthy life and has recently opened her very own health retreat, where she meets Thomas.

Thomas Winter is a party-loving billionaire, who lives his life to the extreme – boozing, sex, and socializing. He can think of nothing worse than going on a retreat, but his agent promises him it will do his media image good.

Tamara and Thomas are like oil and water. He’s everything that she hates in a person, and he’s constantly teasing her about her lifestyle. She cannot wait for the week to be over. And yet… there’s something about him that makes her want to change him. But can someone like Thomas be changed? Does he even want to change? Should he be changed?

Chapter One

Okay, everyone, you’re almost done. Now, take a deep breath in and a deep breath out. And again, a deep breath in and a deep breath out. One more time. And relax. Well done, class, you did great today. It’s always difficult coming to yoga on a Monday, but it’s a great way to start the week. Have a lovely day, and I’ll see you tomorrow, Tamara said as she looked lovingly at her class. It had been a packed one that morning, which was always a pleasant surprise. She remembered when she first started teaching yoga. There had been three people in the class. Now, there were twenty-five.

Hi Tamara. Thanks so much for class today.

It’s an absolute pleasure. Well done on being so dedicated. You’ve been here almost every day since you started, Tamara said to Chantal. Chantal had been so nervous on her first day and had gone to the very back of the class to try to hide from everyone. But now, she was right up in front and joining almost daily.

I didn’t think I’d love it this much. Also, when I first joined, I was so worried that everyone was going to be watching me. I thought I was going to make the biggest fool of myself.

Tamara laughed. That was the biggest reason people didn’t want to join yoga. They were just so afraid. And now, you realize that nobody cares about anyone else but themselves. Everyone is concentrating so hard on their own postures that they don’t even see the person next to them. Well, you’re doing great Chantal. I’ve noticed a big difference in you already.

"Really? That’s good to hear. I feel different. Chantal beamed. Well, anyway, I just wanted to say thank you. Have a great day, Tamara."

You too Chantal. Oh, and before I forget, here’s a pamphlet for the retreat I’m starting. If you want to come, then just pop me an email or let me know when you come in again. We only have space for a few, but we’d love it if you could join.

Chantal took the pamphlet and grinned. Oh cool. I remember you saying that you wanted to do this. I’m glad you’re going ahead with it. Just put my name down. I’ll bring the money in tomorrow to pay. I definitely want to come.

Tamara wanted to reach over and hug her. She was trying to act nonchalant about the whole thing, because she didn’t want anyone to know how nervous she was. What if she put the whole thing together and nobody came? Knowing that Chantal was coming was a huge weight off her shoulders. That’s great news, Chantal. I’ll definitely put your name down.

Think there’s space for another two? I have two friends that would love something like this. The only reason they don’t come to yoga is because of their funny working hours. But I’m certain they could get time off for the retreat.

That sounds wonderful. Just let me know as soon as you can, Tamara said. She didn’t want Chantal to know that she was the only one that had said yes, so far.

Great. Thanks, Chantal.

Tamara walked off, beaming to herself. She had one person, or possibly three, already secured for the retreat now. As long as she had a minimum of six, she’d be happy. Of course, if she managed to get more, she’d be over the moon, but she’d told herself that six would be good. The retreat was starting in a few weeks, so she needed to start advertising for it. The only reason she had taken so long to spread the word was because she was nervous. She walked out and went to the little café across the road, where she always went after her morning class. Her second class began in two hours, which gave her the perfect amount of time to get some breakfast and a well-needed cup of coffee. When she wasn’t doing yoga, she held health courses at the café, so all the workers knew her well. The moment she sat down, Wendy, whom she saw so often she now considered her a friend, came up to her with a cappuccino.

One cappuccino with almond milk. Your breakfast is on its way, Wendy said. Wendy knew exactly what she was going to order, because she had the same thing every single day. When she’d first started going to the café, she had experimented with a bunch of different options, but she had finally settled on her favorite – two poached eggs, half an avocado, spinach, bacon, and baby tomatoes. She was all about a big healthy breakfast to start the day, and she had plenty of time to let her stomach settle before her next yoga class.

Thanks so much, Wendy.

How did today’s class go? I wanted to come, but then John called in sick, so I had to do his shift, Wendy said and sat down beside her. The café was quiet, and the boss had no problem with the staff members sitting with Tamara as long as they got up when someone walked in. Tamara was almost a staff member herself, anyway.

Full class today. We were even a bit squashed.

On a Monday? Wow, people are dedicated.

Or maybe my class is just that good?

I think you’re right there!

Tamara laughed. "No, I’m just kidding. I doubt it has anything to do with me. Probably because summer is around the corner. Everyone is desperate for