Like a chapter in a novel, a woman in Canada found out about a bookstore and coffee shop for sale way down in the foothills of North Carolina.

She bought the bookstore, packed her bags, and started a brand new life in Mount Airy.

The woman's name, Cynthia Taylor, and the bookstore has a really cute name, Pages Books and Coffee.

[hands clapping] [light rhythmic music] - This is such a neat little store.

We love bookstores and I mean, it doesn't get any better, Bookstores and coffee together.

- Friendly, great coffee, and fabulous atmosphere.

- Small cappuccino, what kinda milk?

- [Deborah] That's exactly what Cynthia Taylor was hoping to find when she was daydreaming at her automotive job in Windsor, Ontario.

- I thought if I could do anything, I would own a bookstore coffee shop in a small town.

So I sat down and opened up Google and typed in "bookstores for sale in North America," and the first one that came up was "idyllic small town, northwestern North Carolina."

- [Deborah] The ad was for Pages Books and Coffee on Main Street in Mount Airy.

Cynthia knew immediately it was meant for her.

- Six months after first Googling "bookstores for sale," I was here.

- [Deborah] Number one on her bucket list was great coffee.

- [Cynthia] It comes from Greensboro, a company called Fortuna, and Blue Foot is our brand.

- I love this place.

It's great coffee.

I always get the organic coffee.

- They have all kinds of coffee drinks.

- I have a cappuccino because I like my milk and sugar.

[laughs] - Well I get an Americano, the same very boring four-shot Americano every day.

- Whatever the lady in front of me ordered.

It is a honey crisp apple latte.

[coffee grinder hums] - They make great lavender lattes, which is my favorite.

- And she's also one of the few places that are open on Sundays.

- [Deborah] Cynthia also wanted to create a place where everyone could feel comfortable.

- The coffee shop has become a really, really nice place to gather.

I mean, you can gather here and meet friends, just to catch up.

If you are working with other people, it's a nice place to have a meeting.

- And some Sundays we have an art class there.

Either a pottery glazing or a painting class will be there.

- And of course you can't go wrong when there's books.

I mean, you know, you get lost in those bookshelves for hours.

- [Cynthia] We are a general interest bookstore.

We don't specialize in anything in particular.

We have a lot of the new releases, the hardcovers.

- I find her selection interesting.

She's starting to focus a lot on books that contain local legends and lore and history, which is nice because it's not easy when you're a transplant to North Carolina, to find out that kind of information.

- [Cynthia] We have a large juvenile section and a children's area, and the children's area at the back has a train table for kids to play on, and a couch for the parents to sit on while the kids play.

There's a mural that we've, are working on on the wall, that we have a local artist doing.

- [Deborah] Which explains why part of Pages is dedicated to local artisans.

- I had a friend came to me and said he wanted a coffee shop, art gallery, and I told him I already had the coffee shop, and empty walls.

What did he want to do?

So, we worked together to create a space for artists to display some of their work.

- [Deborah] Pages may have been the dream of Cynthia Taylor, but along the way the coffee shop and bookstore also helped her gain the admiration of the entire town, and not only brought enjoyment to coffee drinkers and book readers, but to herself as well.

- You guys enjoy.

- She fell right in and has made a lot of friends.

She's been a great asset to the town.

- And I love how she just took charge of her life and decided to like up and move here and just do what she's always dreamed of.

- It gives me happiness.

Yep, absolutely.

You hand somebody a cup of coffee or give them the book they've been waiting for, and there's so much joy in that.

[light upbeat music fades] - Pages Books and Coffee is at 192 North Main Street, Suite 200 in Mount Airy, and they're open for coffee and books daily.

For more information, give them a call at 336-789-3363, or go online to pagesbooksandcoffee.com.