Harlequin Special Edition November 2013 - Bundle 2 of 2: How to Marry a Princess\Holiday by Design\The Nanny's Christmas Wish by Christine Rimmer

Author:Christine Rimmer
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2013-10-15T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Joanna and her mother spent most of Saturday looking at rentals. Georgie had recommended a real estate agent her family knew, and the woman, incongruously named Bunny—“It’s not short for anything. My mother just liked the name!”—was a whiz who lived up to Georgie’s description of a go-getter who knew her business.

Still, the whole process took time. A couple of the listings Bunny showed them were pretty good—not perfect, but acceptable—and Joanna could have been content with either, but she still wanted to see everything available before making a final decision. If she didn’t, she’d always wonder if she had missed out on the perfect place.

A few minutes after three, she found it.

The space, a large storefront that was already divided between the front area, which was a perfect size for the kind of showroom she wanted, and a much larger back area, where she and a couple of assistants could have an ideal workroom. There was also another small room behind the workroom that could serve as an office or even a storage room if she wanted her office to be private, as well as a kitchen and a bathroom. Plus, there was an apartment on the second level with two bedrooms! The second could be turned into anything Joanna wanted. She could use it for her private office or even just a creative haven away from everything and everyone.

And unbelievably, the rental space was located in Belltown, only blocks from Marcus’s gallery. It was an ideal neighborhood, both for commerce and for living. Why, she could even walk to the Pike Place Market if she wanted to, and the Queen Anne area, where Georgie had grown up, was also within walking distance. In addition, there was a public parking lot nearby, so her customers wouldn’t have to hassle with street parking if they didn’t want to. And by leasing the space, she would get two parking slots in a garage next door, so she’d be covered.

Joanna could hardly believe it when she got her first look at the listing. They were asking more than she had wanted to pay, but she knew, even without Bunny telling her, that the location and space were worth it.

“We could offer a little less,” Bunny said in answer to Joanna’s unspoken query, “but I doubt they’ll agree. This really is prime space, Joanna. It just came on the market, and someone’s bound to snap it up soon.”

“It does seem perfect,” Ann Marie said. “The only thing is...”

Joanna frowned. “What?”

“It’s not secure like where you live now. Your dad and I, we’ll worry.”

“She can install a good alarm system,” Bunny interjected quickly. “She’d want to do that with any ground-floor space. And she can put a double lock on the door at the foot of the stairs leading to the apartment, so she’ll have extra security that way, too.”

“I’ll be perfectly safe,” Joanna said. Then she grinned. “I can get a dog!” She’d always wanted a dog. She loved her

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