Elvis Gets His Groove Back by Heather Horrocks

Author:Heather Horrocks [Horrocks, Heather]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romantic comedy, paranormal, vampires, werewolves, Witches, wizards, shifters, movies, Elvis, siren, guitar, singing, Elvis sightings
Publisher: Word Garden Press
Published: 2017-03-30T22:00:00+00:00

Amber pushed inside the store. “Hey, Armond, I brought your favorite person in to see you.”

A tall, slender man turned to them and when he caught sight of Dixie, a huge grin broke out over his face. He jumped from behind the counter, caught hold of her hand, and bowed low over it, kissing her knuckles as she rolled her eyes.

He stood and released her hand. “Princess, how may I be of help today?”

Dixie smiled graciously at him. “Good afternoon, Armond. We’re here to browse your store and introduce our new friend to some of the better shops in town.”

He beamed. “I’ll leave you alone, then, as you browse, but I’m right here if you need anything at all.”

“Thank you,” Dixie said, smiling at her friends.

Charlie had to give her points for being gracious to the man, even though she so obviously didn’t like the attention.

The shop was adorable. There were copies of Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are arranged on a table ten feet inside the door, with a cardboard standup of some of those wild things.

Then there were wonderful souvenirs for tourists to take home from a town with monster movie roots and lore, including a wide variety of monster movie posters, both classics and more current movies made by the local Moonchuckle Bay Studio.

Action figures of werewolves, vampires, and other creatures lined the shelves and there was even a section with monster-building kits. And, of course, there were key chains, name tags, and other town memorabilia.

A section with monster-prevention items like Monster-B-Gone Spray, and games like Monster Stomp caught her eye. There was even an entire section devoted to zombies and the zombie apocalypse, with books like Patient Zero and The Zombie Survival Guide and numerous movies.

And then Charlie found the wearable stuff. Amber pulled out a pixie costume, complete with wings. “Dixie, you need this.”

In turn, Dixie found a hairy werewolf mask and lifted her eyebrows at Amber.

Then both women turned to her, obviously wondering what kind of creature Charlie was. They could sense that she wasn’t human, but they didn’t know what, exactly, she was. She shrugged. “You’ll just have to guess for a while longer.”

“Spoilsport.” Dixie shook her head.

Amber touched Charlie’s arm. “It’s okay. You can tell us when you’re ready.”

“Thank you,” Charlie said, more touched than she would have guessed.

They took their purchases to the counter and Armond found a coupon that gave them twenty-five percent off their purchases. Charlie was pretty sure he was offering them the “princess” discount.

She glanced at her watch. “I’ve got to be at the theater in ten minutes.”

Amber offered, “We’ll take your packages home. You can pick them up tomorrow.”

Dixie hugged her. “I’m so glad I got to play with you today. And that you didn’t fawn over me after you found out I was a princess.”

Amber nodded. “We like you, Charlie Melodi. We hope you stick around town.”

Not sure how long she’d be here, she said, “I enjoyed the day, too. Thanks for spending time with me.

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