Christmas by the Book by Lexy Timms

Author:Lexy Timms
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Christmas Romance, Hallmark Romance, New years Eve, Holiday romance, new adult romance, sweet romance, hometown romance, sexy, hot and steamy, happily ever after, sweet love story, romance love, romance billionaire series, billionaire romance, holiday, holiday romance, romance, billionaire, women's fiction, New Years Romance, Christman Romance, new adult romance, sweet romance, hometown romance, sexy, hot and steamy, happily ever after, sweet love story, romance love, romance billionaire series, billionaire romance, holiday, holiday romance, romance, billionaire, women's fiction, New Years Romance, Christman Romance, Christmas fiction, romantic comedy, workplace romance
Publisher: Dark Shadow Publishing
Published: 2024-12-05T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Jorja

I HEAVED THE BOX OUT on to the large table we had set up on the street, and dumped it down, catching my breath.

“Why do these things have to be so heavy?” I complained to Seth, as I started unpacking the box.

“Because nothing worth doing is meant to be easy,” he replied with that brightness he always seemed to muster in the face of any kind of adversity.

It was barely six in the morning, but I was already down at the store, moving books out on to the table outside, the posters plastered up in the window to announce the book fair was starting any moment now. I was so proud of all the work we had done, but it wasn’t enough to get rid of my anxiety entirely. I still needed this to actually work. We had the permit to do the fair for today and tomorrow, so I knew I shouldn’t put all my stock in right here, right now, but it was hard not to wish things into hurrying along a little.

We were stacking up a few books outside. I had carefully curated the collection I wanted to sell in this book fair, choosing books I was sure would be easy to shift. Classics, along with a few bestsellers with pretty covers that would catch the eye of anyone walking past. In a matter of hours, I hoped we had managed to move a good portion of them. There were plenty more inside, too, and we had set up a little hot chocolate station where people could get themselves something to drink if they wanted.

The blizzard seemed to be holding off for the time being, much to my relief. I wanted there to be plenty of people on the streets today, and I just had to hope that they would be ready to buy a few books. I appreciated the campaign Seth had helped me put together, and I just had to pray it was going to be enough.

Finally, come seven, we were set up and ready to go, and the two of us planted behind our table and waiting for people to start coming up to us with interest. Seth had taken the day off his job at the hardware store to help me out, though I had tried to convince him not to. He seemed so insistent on doing everything he could to make sure this worked out, and I was so lucky to have him by my side to get this off the ground.

“How long do you think it’s going to be before we make the first sale?” I asked him, shifting my weight from foot to foot nervously.

“Not long,” he assured me, though, for the first time, I was sure I could hear some doubt in his voice. I scanned the streets, looking for anyone who might be interested, but they were empty.

“It’s early yet,” he remarked, noticing my angst. “People will be out soon enough.”

“Hope so,” I muttered. And, sure enough, within an hour or so, people started coming up the street.

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