The Book Club Hotel by Sarah Morgan EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Author:Sarah Morgan
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Hattie
“Maple Sugar Inn, how may I help you?” Hattie answered the phone with a
smile on her face because she’d discovered that it was impossible to sound
defeated, moody or close to tears when you were smiling, and currently she
was all those things.
“I’ve been planning a trip to Vermont in winter for years and then I
spotted pictures of your inn on social media,” a woman gushed, “and it
looks so cozy and welcoming. The type of place you can’t help but relax.”
It’s an illusion, Hattie thought. There was no relaxation to be had here;
not for her, at any rate. Her head throbbed and her eyes pricked following
another night without sleep. The head housekeeper was threatening to walk
out and the executive chef had been late two nights running and she was
worried tonight might be the third, which would be a disaster because they
were fully booked. Chef Tucker had earned their restaurant that coveted
star, and his confit of duck had been known to induce moans of ecstasy
from diners, but there were days when Hattie would have traded that star
for a chef with a more even temperament.
His temper was so hot she
sometimes wondered why he bothered switching on the grill. He could have
yelled at the duck and it would have been thoroughly singed in the flames
of his anger. He was being disrespectful and taking advantage of her. Hattie
knew that, and she also knew she should probably fire him but Brent had
chosen him, and firing him would have severed another thread from the
past. Also, conflict drained her energy and right now she didn’t have
enough of that to go around. It was simpler to placate him.
“I’m glad you’re impressed,” she said to the woman on the phone. “Can I
make a reservation for you?”
“I hope so, but I’m very particular about the room. Can I tell you what I
need?”
“Of course.” Bracing herself for a long and unachievable wish list, Hattie
resisted the temptation to smack her forehead onto the desk. Instead, she
reached for a pad of paper and pen that was always handy. “Go ahead.”
How bad could it be? A woman the week before had wanted to know if
she could bring her pet rat with her on vacation—answer: no!—and a man
the week before that had demanded that she turn down the sound of the
river that ran outside his bedroom window because it was keeping him
awake.
She went above and beyond in her attempts to satisfy the whims of guests
but there were limits.
“I’d like the room to have a mountain view,” the woman said. “And a
real fire would be a nice extra.”
“All our rooms have real fires,” Hattie said, “and the rooms at the back
have wonderful views of the mountains. The ones at the front face the
river.”
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