A Love Across the Pages
A Love Across the Pages In a small, sleepy town nestled between rolling hills, there was a bookstore named Whispers of the Past . The scent of old paper and leather-bound volumes filled the air, and the sound of soft pages turning was a comforting melody to anyone who entered. The owner, Nora, had inherited the shop from her grandmother and loved it as much as she loved the quiet moments it offered. Nora was a reserved woman, her heart more comfortable between the pages of books than in the company of others. She often found herself lost in the stories of people she'd never meet, in worlds she'd never visit. That was, until one chilly autumn day when a new customer walked in. His name was Oliver. Tall and with a gentle smile that seemed to light up the dusty corners of the store, he was the sort of person who could be mistaken for being too ordinary at first glance. But there was something in the way his eyes sparkled when he talked about books—like each one held a piece of...