Ellesea Loves Reading: Publication Day Spotlight with an extract: Scotsman in the Stacks by Alana Oxford

Tuesday, 14 June 2022

Publication Day Spotlight with an extract: Scotsman in the Stacks by Alana Oxford

Scotsman in the Stacks byAlana Oxford

Paige wants two things: to land a full time librarian job and find the man of her dreams. On the cusp of thirty, she finds herself suddenly single and working part-time in a Michigan library. A handsome patron with a delicious accent appears at the reference desk, inadvertently sparking an idea that might help her land the promotion she so desperately needs. But that's not the only thing he sparks.

James is in town from Glasgow, Scotland, on a summer artist residency. Luckily, the trip got him away from the pressure he feels to take over his uncle's river tour business. He only wanted to clear his head and make his art in peace, but he wasn't counting on finding an attractive librarian to fill his days.

With only eight weeks before James goes home to Scotland, Paige knows she should protect her heart. After all, she already wasted years with her commitmentphobe ex. But the more she gets to know James, the less she can stick to her plan to just be friends. Is she just wasting her time again, or can they bridge the ocean between them to find a happily ever after of their own?

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Fifteen minutes before the program was supposed to begin, she was arranging napkins on the snack table when she heard Yolanda go into librarian mode.

“Well hello. Are you here for the book discussion?”

“Aye. Am I too early?”

Paige quit fiddling with napkins and turned to face the door.

James was actually standing there, holding his copy of the book in one hand. Or was it just an apparition? No, it was definitely him. In the delectable flesh. Was it possible his eyes were even bluer than when they’d met? This time, he was wearing a forest green short sleeved button up shirt and snug black jeans. The shirt accentuated the red in his auburn hair, which was just as full and beautiful as before. She bet James never had a bad hair day.

She hadn’t seen him again since they’d met and he might actually look even cuter than she remembered. Relief and excitement flooded her in equal measure that he’d really come back to see her. That is, that he’d come for the program. The fact that she’d picked out a cute sundress in seafoam green with her cutest white lacy cardigan and gold strappy sandals was simply because the weather was so nice. Definitely not for his benefit. Even though she couldn’t be imagining that his gaze traveled quickly up and down her body, culminating in a shy smile.

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Alana Oxford is a Michigan author of romcoms, sweet romance, and humorous women's fiction. She wants her stories to bring sunshine and smiles to her readers. She enjoys improv comedy, moody music, everything book related, and has an ongoing love affair with the United Kingdom.