The Patricia Kiyono Christmas Collection by Patricia Kiyono

Author:Patricia Kiyono
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, holiday, clean romance, holiday romance, sweet romance, christmas romance, box set, holiday box set
Publisher: esKape ePress, LLC

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Mike had come outside intending to go for a walk, but the sheer number of people coming to shop in Helen’s garage made him stop and offer to help. He recognized Bonnie from when he had come to look at the apartment. The other lady handling the cash box must be the older son’s wife. She seemed to have that under control.

For the next few hours, he helped people take things to their cars, held dogs and even babies while their moms shopped, and chatted with the general public. The people of Zutphen Community Church had been quite welcoming when he’d first arrived, and they were equally as friendly in this setting. Everyone knew everyone else, and conversations sprang up in all corners of the garage, as well as up and down the driveway and along the street. Now and then a neighbor would haul in something they wanted to get rid of, and Nancy would accommodate them by labeling it with the seller’s name and asking price. By the time the ladies decided to call it a day, it seemed there was as much as when they had started, but the full cash box and five pages of notes told of a successful day. They would begin again the next morning.

He’d always wondered why people bothered having these sales. His friends who lived in suburban Chicago would sometimes hold them. It seemed like a lot of work for the few dollars they might bring in. But here in Zutphen it was more like a community event. People didn’t come merely to shop — they came to socialize. Some possibly came to find out what Helen and her daughters-in-law were getting rid of or to get a bargain. But most came with genuine smiles and chatted as they browsed. It was a good feeling.

Like coming home.

Had he found a place — and a woman — that would remain in his heart for always?

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