Death on the Page by Essie Lang

Author:Essie Lang
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: CROOKED LANE BOOKS

Chapter Nineteen

Saturday morning came all too early, but Shelby couldn’t complain too much about the reason. Zack called just as she was wavering on the edge of opening her eyes. She’d been luxuriating in the comfort of her bed with J.T. curled up beside her, knowing the alarm would go off shortly but hoping it wouldn’t. When she saw Zack was calling, her mind snapped to attention.

“I’m sorry for calling so early. I was hoping you’d be awake and getting ready for work.”

“Close enough,” Shelby admitted. She liked the idea of his voice being the first one she heard in the morning.

“Good. I have to go out of town for the day so won’t be in touch, but I’m hoping you’re free for dinner tonight.”

She smiled at the tone of expectancy in his voice. “I am, and I’d be delighted.”

“Great. How about I pick you up around six. Is that enough time after work?”

“That’s plenty. You’ll pick me up? Where are we going?”

“It’s a surprise. Casual dress, though. Have a good day and stay out of trouble. See you later.”

“Uh-huh.”

She realized as she stepped aboard the shuttle an hour later that she’d been smiling since hanging up. What a great way to start the day. Which was a good thing, because several times during the next six hours, she teetered on the edge of frustration. Who knew that she should have put in a final order for copies of Loreena Swan’s book? Fortunately, she’d managed to interest that customer in another local book. She placed the order now to make sure she’d have enough copies when the store reopened in the spring, anyway. She couldn’t believe it was that late in the season. Well, part of her brain did know that, but she hadn’t mentally prepared herself for all that the end of the season would mean.

The last few weeks had flown by, but she didn’t really feel like she’d accomplished much. Maybe she’d have the chance over winter, when there was only one location to focus on, to come up with some creative new ideas to bring in more business to both locations. She’d already tasked Taylor with thinking along the same lines. Maybe between the two of them and Edie, something would occur to them.

Last spring, they’d toyed around with the idea of stocking a variety of magazines, but somehow the conversation had never reached the decision stage. Her initial enthusiasm for the project had waned in that time. Maybe the reason it hadn’t caught fire. She glanced around the bookstore, hoping to envision a solution. None came. With a small gift shop already run by the volunteers, the last thing needed in the island bookstore was gifts. What else could a bookstore offer? The book club run by Trudy, Bayside Book Babes Plus One, was happy with how it was going, so there was nothing to do there. Space for writing groups? Not possible at the castle, but what about at the main store? Something to think about.

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