"We had a beautiful experience setting up a very bookish surprise proposal at our Coconut Grove [Fla.] location," Books & Books noted in sharing a patron's post about the happy event:
It was a Monday evening in Miami.
The plan was simple: Dinner in Coconut Grove with a quick stop at Books & Books beforehand. Irene and Jonathan arrived just after closing, but fortunately for them, the manager was kind enough to let them wander the shelves anyway.
They made their way upstairs, sharing synopses from books that caught their attention, as they usually did. In the background, songs shared throughout their relationship played softly through the speakers.
Then Jonathan found a novel.
He began reading aloud the synopsis of two lovers who found their way back to each other. What Irene didn't know was that this story wasn't in the book.
It was theirs.
Jonathan got down on one knee and asked Irene to marry him.
She said yes.