David gave me a big grin as I handed him two bottles of water and he propped himself on the stool at the front of the crowd and let me give my welcome and introduction. The reading went fabulously, and we sold all the copies of his books that we had on hand and even placed a few special orders for more.
By the time the last customer left, it was after nine, and I was worn out, but thrilled. I couldn’t believe our first author event had gone so well, and David thanked me profusely as he left to make the drive north to go home.
My friends stayed to help us put the store back in order, and then we all dropped into chairs in the café for a few minutes to debrief and enjoy some hot tea. “Well, that certainly brought the day to an end on a better note,” Elle said as she sipped her peppermint b
