Shadow of Time - Book 1: (Paranormal Romance) by Jen Minkman Read Free Book Online

face lit up like a light bulb. “Really? Do you live in Page? Can you introduce me to them?”
    “ I don’t live here. Me and Ben are staying in my mom’s log cabin in St. Mary’s Port for the summer. Why don’t you drop by on Saturday? We were planning to go to the rez for a rodeo anyway.”
    Nick looked so excited she half-expected a ‘you’re-my-savior’ hug from him. “That would be awesome! I’m staying with my uncle in Page, but I can borrow his car and drive to St Mary’s. No problem.”
    Someone next to them distinctly cleared his throat. Hannah looked sideways and caught a dismayed librarian glaring at them. They were clearly talking too loud. “Let’s go outside. I think our enthusiasm is bothering people.”
    Nick followed her stare . “Good idea. I want to borrow this one.” He grabbed the book about Navajo religion and followed Hannah to the library desk. A few minutes later, they were outside, walking toward a bench in the shade.
    “So why did you decide to write about the Diné?” Hannah inquired.
    “Well, I’m a history student, but I took a few extra courses in sociology. I started to read a lot of background information about the birth of our nation, and about the way the European colonists dealt with the original inhabitants of this country.” He waved the book in his hand. “And I was wondering if it’s possible to explain why the Native American culture couldn’t withstand white domination by looking at it from a sociologist’s point of view. My uncle lives close to the reservation, so I picked the Navajo history as a case study.”
    “Oh, I’ m sure Emily and Josh can help you with that. Especially Josh. He knows a lot about his own history, but don’t expect an objective story.”
    “Sounds good. Where and when do we meet up on Saturday?”
    Hannah looked around. “Why don’t we talk some more and grab lunch somewhere? I brought my own lunch, but those peanut butter sandwiches can wait.”
    They got up and walked to the main street to find a place to eat. While Hannah was leafing through the library book about Navajo religion, Nick scrolled through the playlist on Hannah’s iPod.  She was happy she’d met him. She felt completely comfortable around him.
    “ You want another drink?” she asked Nick, who was staring past her.
    “ You know what? There’s a Navajo guy standing across the street keeping his eagle eye on us.”
    Hannah felt her heart skip a beat. Oh help. She knew what was would come next.
    “Hey, Hannah!” Ben’s voice called out. She turned around and sure enough, her brother and Josh were coming toward them. “I phoned you and texted you,” Ben continued when he got to their table. “Don’t you have your cell on you?” He took the seat next to Hannah.
    “I do. I just switched it off, I was in the library.”
    “We saw your car up the road,” Josh said. “Have you been in Page for long?” He sat down next to Nick.
    This was crazy. So he was still pretending he hadn’t seen her at the music store. “Since this morning. You?”
    “Yeah, us too.”
    “Let me introduce myself.” Nick shook Josh’s hand. “Nick Hartnett. I met Hannah in the library. I’m working on my final thesis about Navajo culture.” He launched into a full-fledged saga about his dissertation, telling Josh everything about the research he’d done so far, all the while bombarding him with questions. Josh immediately got caught up in Nick’s stories and didn’t as much as glance at her anymore.
    Okay, that was it .  She’d had enough. First he completely blanked her at the record store and now he gave her the cold shoulder again. Distant much?
    Ben flagged down the waiter to order some food as wel l. He poked Hannah. “We should invite Nick for our barbecue tomorrow. So Josh and he can talk some more.”
    Hannah shrugged. “Yeah, whatever.” For the moment, she didn’t feel like being a part of any activity involving Josh anymore. He could go on running hot