River Sterling thought she was going to laugh at him, and his ego was a little bruised. "I... I... It was me!"
"No, no." Clara Grant walked toward them. "I was just asking, what's the name of the novel you mentioned?"
"Uh, *You Are My Eternal Love*," River Sterling said, a bit embarrassed. 'So Clara wasn't going to make fun of a grown man like me for reading a romance novel after all.'
"*You Are My Eternal Love*? First published on Voxia? The author is Rhys Ryston?" Clara Grant fired off a series of questions, as if confirming something.
Seth Quinn and River Sterling both looked at her. River, in particular, looked as if he had found a kindred spirit and asked excitedly, "What, Clara, you've read this one too?"
Clara Grant gave a mysterious smile. "Not only have I read it, but I'm also very good friends with the author."
"You know the author?" River Sterling was even more excited. 'If Clara really knows the author well, this will make things so much easier!'
