Best Library Los Angeles Novels & Stories

He’s driving me insane. It takes us just over twenty minutes to arrive at The Grove where one of the largest shopping malls is in Cali and of course one of the largest Barnes & Noble bookstores. All thoughts of Liam are now shelved, whilst I focus on the books I’ve mentally listed that I want to get and some girl shopping retail therapy. I may get my nails done or something, Lilly has a booking so instead of mooching around or just scrolling through my phone, you know what I think I will treat myself.

The heavy door sealed behind me with that final, satisfying thud. … By 4:30 p.m. the rage still simmered under my skin like live current — low, insistent, refusing to fade. Reading was the only ritual that ever burned it off. I grabbed my keys from the hall table, descended to the underground garage, slid behind the wheel of the black Aston Martin DB11, and pulled out into late-afternoon traffic. The drive across Los Angeles was smooth — Friday rush hadn’t fully hit yet — and I arrived at the city’s most exclusive library just as the afternoon crowd began thinning. Members only. Rare first editions. Absolute silence. My kind of sanctuary.

Lucianne’s eyes snapped back to Xandar’s elated lilac ones as she exclaimed in a whisper, “This is La Librairie, isn’t it? The largest bookstore in the Kingdom!” Xandar’s eyes were also shining at the sight of Lucianne’s excitement, “It is. You’ve clearly heard of it.” Her eyes continued to scan the place while she explained, “I’ve read about it and seen pictures of it in the news. But the sight is still breathtaking.” She looked at the ceiling which was said to contain engravings of reputable authors of the past. She then looked at the pillars which had the most famous quotes of each century. She then uttered, “The twenty-eight-floor building which holds every book known to Lycans, werewolv

There was a rolling ladder attached to the shelves for easy access and the entire place had an ethereal feel to it. There had been libraries in LA, of course. But in comparison to this one, they all looked a little too modernized now. Like they were designed to cater to a certain audience, the ones who got their idea of a library from social media, from those influencers who promoted luxuriousness and overcomsumption with every breath they took.