(advent) Still behind, but trying to get caught up!

I’m so sorry, folks!  I am hoping to be fully caught up by tomorrow!

In the meantime, here’s the December 10th episode.

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It was easy to tell when Old Man Winter entered CrossWinds Books. Molly was out in the tea room, refilling Lisa’s (one of her regulars) tea cup and chatting about Lisa’s upcoming book release when the front door opened and an icy wind blew through. The busy hum in the bookstore stopped abruptly.

Molly finished topping Lisa’s cup off, smiled down at the woman, and then moved to the front of the room, where a tall man dressed in an array of furs and scowls stood waiting.

“Welcome to CrossWinds Books,” she said, smiling up at him as if he were a regular customer and not Old Man Winter, refusing to be intimidated by him, even as her stomach knotted. This was who was holding Drew captive, who had kidnapped him. He was impressive enough in his wild man of the woods outfit, never mind the cold aura of winter wrapped around him, but she refused to let him rattle her. “You look cold. Come on back into the kitchen – it’s warmer there, and we can talk.” And she turned and walked back to the kitchen, not bothering to see if he would follow.

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