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The Book Keeper's Heart
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  • Reads 377,206
  • Votes 17,691
  • Parts 32
  • Time 5h 46m
  • Wattys winner
Complete, First published Mar 23, 2019
Mature
Nandini Varma owns the only bookstore in town and is content with hiding her awkward self behind bestsellers. What she doesn't know is that her favorite author has moved near her, and that perhaps she could finally have a love story of her own, even if it's an awkward one.

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Ryan Callahan wants to move on from his writing career and just work for the police. It's hard though, when the town's book lady happens to be a huge fan of his. She's smart, funny, beautiful, and kind - a lethal combination. He wants to get to know her more, but something seems to be holding her back. Who is this mysterious woman that Ryan can't stop thinking about?

Content/trigger warning: This story contains themes of sexism and verbal abuse.

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