“You’re the author?” she blurted. She looked him up and down and then turned to look around them as though someone else would suddenly pop from around the bookshelves and announce they were Lucas Hayden.
No one was jumping out. So… Roxie turned back and stared at the man. Lucas adjusted his glasses, his tone playfully dry. “Last time I checked. Now, I really hate to sound like a broken record, but do I know you?”
“I-uh-no, you don’t know me,” Roxie finally managed, trying not to sound like she’d just swallowed a bug. Jesus! Get it together, Roxie. He’s just a man. “I mean, we have never met, but I think I was supposed to meet you tonight.”
Lucas’s eyes narrowed. He waved a hand in the general direction of the gathered crowd. “I think I am supposed to meet a bunch of people tonight. I
