Slippery Creatures (The Will Darling Adventures, #1)

by K.J. Charles

The thought of rates reminded him that a good way to deal with the towering oppression of books might be to sell some of them. He had several plans toward that end, including finding out what he owned, making the shop less cluttered and more attractive, seeking out buyers instead of waiting for them to arrive by chance, and overall not behaving like a gnome protecting his hoard, in contrast to every other second-hand book dealer he’d met so far.

Thank God they were British. He took a deep breath. “Cup of tea?”