{"id":390891,"date":"2026-09-05T01:02:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T01:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/390891\/"},"modified":"2026-09-05T01:02:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T01:02:11","slug":"two-florida-friends-bound-together-through-their-love-of-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/390891\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Florida friends bound together through their love of books"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two Cape Coral friends bound together through their love of books<\/p>\n

\"Britt<\/a>CAPE CORAL, Fla. \u2014<\/p>\n

Inside Flutterbuy Books and More, nearly every story imaginable lives.<\/p>\n

“I always said, I’m going to go to heaven and it’ll be a big library in the sky,” said Donna Baker.<\/p>\n

Her story starts with a love of books. Donna works at Flutterbuy twice a week, but her boss, Lilian Till, remembers the days Donna owned her own shop.<\/p>\n

“She had books on the floor, which drives me insane,” said Lilian. “So I helped organize her bookstore when we first met.”<\/p>\n

Back then, Donna was Lilian’s boss, but not much has changed.<\/p>\n

“The same as when I worked under her; she’s still the boss,” laughed Lilian.<\/p>\n

But, as they both know, no story is complete without its twists and turns.<\/p>\n

“The next day the ceiling fell in, so we had to get all the books out,” said Donna.<\/p>\n

After Hurricane Ian, Donna was forced to close her shop. That’s when Lilian decided to start a new chapter.<\/p>\n

“I’m going to take over the bookstore! She’s like, good, here you go,” said Lilian.<\/p>\n

So, while some stories end, others are passed down. <\/p>\n

“That’s what she’s doing,” said Donna. “She’s carrying on what I started. She’s my little baby.”<\/p>\n

And while not every tale has a happy ending, these two found one worth writing, together.<\/p>\n

“Being able to share your life and your experiences and also provide other people their life and their experiences, it’s like love,” said Lilian.<\/p>\n

You can learn more about Flutterbuy Books and More on its website here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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