[ She smiles up at him as he hands her the book, and gives the front of it a quick glance. ]

The Shadow of the Wind. Well, the title sounds promising.

[ And then she sets to reading the synopsis on the back, and her brow raises as she progresses through the text, until she finds herself reading the tail end of it aloud. ]

"...epic story of murder, madness, and doomed love." Forget warmer, Charlie. I'd say you just got very hot.

[ ~ d o u b l e e n t e n d r e ~ ]