Adrian, book-lover extraordinaire, adores his job at the small community library. He gets to share his passion with other people and help them with all book-related questions and issues. When a big, hulking man walks into the library, looking terrified, Adrian’s skills are tested in a completely different way.<br><br>Manne’s relationship with books is uneasy, to say the least. He’s dyslexic and events in his past have made him fearful of books and turned libraries into his worst nightmare. But when the quirky, bowtie-wearing librarian steps in to help, the experience turns positive.<br><br>Their banter is easy and their chemistry instant. But can an accidental meeting turn into something more? Can someone who has trouble reading ever fit into the life of a man whose passion is the written word?

They Met in the Library

“All right, I guess.” He takes a sip from the takeaway mug, and I watch him, my gaze zeroing in on his bobbing Adam’s apple. His thick, long fingers are wrapped around the cup and look strong enough to crush metal, but I knowthey would touch me with gentleness. His muscles bunch in his arms underneath the thin coat he wears as he leans close to me, making me want to feel them around me.


The dimples are out in full force when he lowers the mug. Gawd, they’ll be the death of me. I tighten my grip on the e-reader to stop myself from reaching out and touching him.


“Uh…how’s your reading coming along?” I ask, voice raspy.


His smile dims and I want to kick myself for asking a stupid question. “It’s slow. But it’s going, I guess.”


“I’ve been upset with myself. I remembered only after you’d left that I should have asked you about audiobooks. You know a lot of the literature you need is available as audio, right?”


Chapter 9