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SUMMARY:Super Book TaleGate Adventure: A Meet and Greet Reception
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nIn partnership with the Signal Hill Community Foundation\, we are delighted to invite you to a fun Super Book TaleGate Adventure. Here’s your opportunity to meet some of our Super Book authors up close and personal prior to the Saturday event\, in an informal meet and greet reception at the beautiful new Signal Hill Library near Long Beach\, California. \nWhile enjoying a glass of wine or beer and light bites\, get to know bestselling and perennial book club favorite authors Cassandra King Conroy\, Fiona Davis\, Kristin Harmel\, Kristy Woodson Harvey\, Kristina McMorris\, Mary Alice Monroe\, Jan Moran\, Karen White\, Beatriz Williams\, and who knows which others authors may pop in to surprise us! And more great news: if you have purchased a ticket to our Super Book Adventure on Saturday aboard the Queen Mary\, you will receive a substantial discount on your ticket purchase below! \n \nYour Adventure includes a glass of wine or beer\, light bites\, an informal author presentation\, book signing\, photo ops\, and the opportunity to engage in meaningful and intimate conversation with multiple bestselling authors. Only books preordered below (for delivery at the event)\, or purchased at the event are eligible for signing. \n \n\nSpecial thanks to Magic Time Literary Publicity for their generous support of the Super Book weekend activities. Magic Time provides passionate literary support to award-winning and bestselling authors around the country. \n\nAbout the Authors\n\n\n\n\nCassandra King Conroy is a best-selling novelist whose fiction has won the hearts of readers everywhere\, especially in the American South. As an award-winning author of five novels\, a book of nonfiction\, numerous short stories\, magazine articles\, and essays\, she has taught creative writing on the college level\, conducted corporate writing seminars\, and worked as a human interest reporter.\n\n\nOften told in first person\, her novels portray strong and memorable characters who struggle with the same timely issues and dilemmas that readers face in their own lives.\n\n\nIn her new book\, My Life With Pat Conroy\, Cassandra turns to memoir as she considers her life and the man she shared it with\, paying tribute to her husband\, the legendary Pat Conroy\, as well as other renowned figures of modern Southern literature.\n\n\n\n\n \nFiona Davis is the nationally bestselling author of The Dollhouse\, The Address\, The Masterpiece\, and Chelsea Girls. Fiona began her career in New York City as an actress\, where she worked on Broadway\, off-Broadway\, and in regional theater. \nAfter getting a master’s degree at Columbia Journalism School\, she fell in love with writing\, leapfrogging from editor to freelance journalist before finally settling down as an author of historical fiction. Fiona’s books have been translated into more than a dozen languages. She’s a graduate of the College of William & Mary and is based in New York City. \n  \n\nKristin Harmel is a #1 international bestselling novelist whose books have been translated into numerous languages and are sold all over the world. A former reporter for PEOPLE magazine\, Kristin has also freelanced for many other publications\, including American Baby\, Men’s Health\, Glamour\, Woman’s Day\, Travel + Leisure\, and more. \nHer latest novel\, The Winemaker’s Wife\, a World War II tale of love\, family\, and betrayal set in the rolling vineyards of Champagne\, France\, is out now from Gallery Books/Simon & Schuster. \nHer previous novels\, The Room on Rue Amelie\, The Sweetness of Forgetting\, The Life Intended\, and When We Meet Again–all international bestsellers–are also available wherever books are sold. \n\n  \n  \nKristy Woodson Harvey is the international bestselling author of Dear Carolina\, Lies and Other Acts of Love\, Slightly South of Simple\, and The Secret to Southern Charm. She is the winner of multiple awards and was a finalist for the Southern Book Prize. In addition\, her work has been optioned for film. She blogs with her mom Beth Woodson on Design Chic about how creating a beautiful home can be the catalyst for creating a beautiful life. \nIn her new book\, The Southern Side of Paradise\, a secret threatens the tight-knit bond between a trio of sisters and their mother. Told with her signature charm\, wit\, and heart\, it is another masterful novel that proves Kristy is a “Southern writer with staying power” (Booklist).   \n  \n\nKristina McMorris is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author\, whose novels have garnered more than two dozen prestigious awards and nominations\, including the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award\, RWA’s RITA® Award\, and a Goodreads Choice Award for Best Historical Fiction. \nAt age nine\, she began creatively expressing herself when she embarked on a five-year stint as the host of an Emmy® and Ollie award-winning kids’ television program.Later\, as the owner of a wedding/event planning company\, she served as the six-year host of the WB’s weekly program Weddings Portland Style. \nInspired by an actual newspaper photograph that stunned the nation\, her newest book\, Sold on a Monday is a powerful novel of love\, redemption\, and the unexpected paths that bring us home. \n\n  \n\nNew York Times bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe found her true calling in environmental fiction when she moved to coastal South Carolina. Already a successful author\, she was captivated by the beauty and fragility of her new home. Her experiences living in the midst of a habitat that was quickly changing gave her a strong and important focus for her novels. \nMary Alice Monroe writes richly textured books that delve into the complexities of interpersonal relationships and the parallels between the land and life. Monroe’s novel The Beach House was adapted into a Hallmark Channel Hall of Fame Movie\, starring three-time Golden Globe nominee Andie MacDowell. \nHer new book\, The Summer Guest\, is a heartwarming and evocative novel about the bonds and new beginnings that are born from natural disasters and how\, even during the worst of circumstances-or perhaps because of them-you discover what is most important in life. \n \nJan Moran is an Amazon All-Star Author and Rizzoli Bestselling author of 20th-century historical novels and heartfelt contemporary series. The Chocolatier\, The Winemakers\, and Scent of Triumph are stylish historical novels published in more than a dozen languages\, while her Summer Beach: Seabreeze Inn is a beloved beach read series. \nBooklist says she is a “compelling voice to follow\,” and Library Journal adds that “readers will devour” her novels. Jan earned her MBA from Harvard Business School. Before\ndevoting herself to writing\, she invented a technology for beauty retailers that Sephora acquired. She lives in SoCal and loves to travel. \nSchedule a book club visit with Jan today thru NovelNetwork. Book clubs join for free. \n  \n \nKaren White is the New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty novels\, including the Tradd Street series\, Dreams of Falling\, The Night the Lights Went Out\, Flight Patterns\, The Sound of Glass\, A Long Time Gone\, and The Time Between. \nShe is the coauthor of The Glass Ocean and The Forgotten Room with New York Times bestselling authors Beatriz Williams and Lauren Willig. She grew up in London but now lives with her husband near Atlanta\, Georgia. \n  \n\n  \n\n \nBeatriz Williams is the New York Times\, USA Today\, and internationally bestselling author of The Golden Hour\, The Summer Wives\, The Secret Life of Violet Grant\, A Hundred Summers\, and several other works of historical fiction\, as well as the screenwriter for the television adaptation of The Summer Wives\, currently in development with John Wells Productions. \nA graduate of Stanford University with an MBA in Finance from Columbia University\, Beatriz worked as a communications and corporate strategy consultant in New York and London before she turned her attention to writing novels that combine her passion for history with an obsessive devotion to voice and characterization. Beatriz’s books have won numerous awards\, have been translated into more than a dozen languages\, and appear regularly in bestseller lists around the world. \n  \n\n  \n  \n\nFor Book Clubs\nAre you in a book club\, seeking fabulous authors who are excited and available to meet with you? Then you will be delighted to know that both Kristy and Kristina are NovelNetwork authors\, available to meet with book clubs via video chat or in person if the authors’ schedules and geography align. \nNovelNetwork is the nation’s first and only match(dot)com for authors and book clubs to find each other\, so check it out today. Book clubs join for free\, and can gain access to our database of dozens of authors\, from NYT and international bestsellers\, to debut authors\, cookbook authors\, mystery and non-fiction authors\, and representing various regions of the United States\, and even Alaska and Hawaii\, all of whom want to meet with you! \nTo schedule a visit with Kristy or Kristina or any of our authors\, join for free here.
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SUMMARY:Fall Back in Time: A Happy Hour Adventure
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nIt’s that time of year again – time to turn your clocks back one hour to gain an extra hour of sleep in anticipation of cooler weather perfect for curling up with a good book. And what better way to fall back in time\, to the mid-1960’s and the mid-1940’s\, than by diving into not one\, not two\, but three fascinating works of historical fiction just perfect to add to your fall reading list. \nPlease join us as we welcome bestselling and perennial book club favorite authors Renee Rosen and Susan Meissner\, as well as debut historical novelist Georgie Blalock\, at our fun Fall Back in Time Happy Hour Adventure at Morgan Run County Club. As the authors discuss their respective books\, Park Avenue Summer (a Mad Men meets Devil Wears Prada exploration into the glamorous New York City of 1965 and Cosmopolitan magazine)\,The Last Year of the War\, (an American girl’s life changes forever when her German immigrant parents are interned in a WWII Texas internment camp)\, and The Other Windsor Girl (the outrageous lifestyle of Princess Margaret conflicts with her place as Queen Elizabeth’s younger sister)\, enjoy a cosmopolitan cocktail\, heavy appetizers\, and a great afternoon of book discussion. \nYour Adventure includes a happy hour spread of heavy appetizers\, a cosmopolitan cocktail that would make Helen Gurley Brown and Princess Margaret smile\, tax\, gratuity\, author presentation\, book signing\, and the opportunity to engage in meaningful and intimate conversation with all three authors. \n\nAbout the Authors\n \nRenee Rosen is the bestselling author of historical fiction\, including Windy City Blues\, White Collar Girl\, What the Lady Wants\, and Dollface\, as well as the young adult novel\, Every Crooked Pot. \nIn Park Avenue Summer (Berkley Publishing)\, New York City is filled with opportunities for single girls like Alice Weiss\, who leaves her small midwestern town to chase her big-city dreams and unexpectedly lands the job of a lifetime working for the first female editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan magazine\, Helen Gurley Brown. Nothing could have prepared Alice for the world she enters\, and as pressure mounts at the magazine\, Alice struggles to not lose sight of her own dreams as she’s swept up into this glamorous world. Because if Helen Gurley Brown has taught her anything\, it’s that a woman can demand to have it all. \n\nRenee frequently visits with book clubs and is available for video chats as well as in-person visits when her schedule and the geography align\, thru NovelNetwork\, a free to join service for book clubs to connect with their favorite book club authors. \n  \n\nSusan Meissner is a USA Today bestselling author of historical fiction with more than half a million books in print in fifteen languages. She is an author\, speaker and writing workshop leader\, with a background in community journalism. Her novels include As Bright as Heaven\, starred review in Library Journal; Secrets of  Charmed Life\, a Goodreads finalist for Best Historical Fiction 2015; and A Fall of Marigolds\, named to Booklist’s Top Ten Women’s Fiction titles for 2014 \nIn The Last Year of the War (Berkley Publishing)\, Elise Sontag is living a typical Iowa fourteen-year-old life\, until her German immigrant father\, a legal U.S. resident for nearly two decades\, is suddenly arrested on suspicion of being a Nazi sympathizer. The family is sent to an internment camp in Texas\, where\, behind the armed guards and barbed wire\, Elise feels stripped of her very identity\, until she meets fellow internee Mariko Inoue\, a Japanese-American teenager from Los Angeles\, who challenges Elise to hold on to the belief the life she knew before the war will again be hers. \nSusan also frequently visits with book clubs and is available for video chats as well as in-person visits when her schedule and the geography align\, thru NovelNetwork\, a free to join service for book clubs to connect with their favorite book club authors. \n\n  \n  \n\nGeorgie Blalock is is an amateur historian and movie buff who loves combining her different passions through historical fiction\, and a healthy dose of period piece films. When not writing\, she can be found prowling the non-fiction history section of the library or the British film listings on Netflix. Georgie writes historical romance under the name Georgie Lee. \nIn her debut historical fiction novel\, The Other Windsor Girl\, set in dreary\, post-war Britain\, Princess Margaret captivates everyone with her cutting edge fashion sense and biting quips. The royal socialite\, cigarette holder in one hand\, cocktail in the other\, sparkles in the company of her glittering entourage of wealthy young aristocrats known as the Margaret Set\, but her outrageous lifestyle conflicts with her place as Queen Elizabeth’s younger sister. Can she be a dutiful princess while still dazzling the world on her own terms? \nPost-war Britain isn’t glamorous for The Honorable Vera Strathmore. While writing scandalous novels\, she dreams of living and working in New York\, and regaining the happiness she enjoyed before her fiancé was killed in the war. A chance meeting with the Princess changes her life forever. But while Margaret\, as a member of the Royal Family\, is not free to act on her desires\, Vera soon wants the freedom to pursue her own dreams. As time and Princess Margaret’s scandalous behavior progress\, both women will be forced to choose between status\, duty\, and love… \n  \nFor Book Clubs\nAre you in a book club\, seeking fabulous authors who are excited and available to meet with you? Then you will be delighted to know that both Renee and Susan are NovelNetwork authors\, available to meet with book clubs via video chat or in person if the authors’ schedules and geography align. \nNovelNetwork is the nation’s first and only match(dot)com for authors and book clubs to find each other\, so check it out today. Book clubs join for free\, and can gain access to our database of dozens of authors\, from NYT and international bestsellers\, to debut authors\, cookbook authors\, mystery and non-fiction authors\, and representing various regions of the United States\, and even Alaska and Hawaii\, all of whom want to meet with you! \nTo schedule a visit with Renee or Susan or any of our authors\, join for free here.
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SUMMARY:Book Launch Happy Hour Adventure
DESCRIPTION:Photos From This Event\nVisit our Facebook for more photos from this event. \n     \nAbout the Event\nJoin us as we celebrate bestselling authors Liz Fenton & Lisa Steinke‘s newest book\, The Two Lila Bennetts\, a suspenseful novel that brings together one fateful decision and two unexpected endings into one great summer read. \n \nIf you love fun\, food\, and literature as much as we do\, you won’t want to miss this fabulous Adventure. At one of Carlsbad’s coolest wine spots\, Ignite Bistro\, we will feast on a delicious array of heavy appetizers and enjoy a glass of wine\, while we learn from the dynamic duo how they created this deliciously dark tale of regret and retribution\, of new beginnings and the road not taken. \nYour Adventure includes a signed copy of The Two Lila Bennetts\, heavy appetizers\, a glass of wine\, tax\, gratuity\, author talk\, book signing\, and the chance to meet the authors up-close and personal in a fun and tantalizing setting. \nAbout the Authors\n\nLiz Fenton & Lisa Steinke are the authors of five novels\, including Girls’ Night Out and the Amazon Charts bestselling novel\, The Good Widow. They have a new book coming out July 23rd\, 2019: The Two Lila Bennetts! \nLiz and Lisa have been best friends for 30 years.  They created this website to celebrate books women (and men!) love and to have a place to talk shit about reality TV stars.  They have also published three women’s fiction novels with Simon & Schuster/Atria Books. Your Perfect Life is a hilarious and heartwarming story of two childhood best friends who switch bodies at their twenty-year high school reunion. The Status of All Things\, is a cautionary tale of a woman who realizes she can change the course of her entire life by what she writes in her Facebook status. And The Year We Turned Forty follows three women who get the chance to relive the year they turned forty\, a year they each made decisions that altered the course of their lives. \nFor Book Clubs\n \nAre you in a book club\, seeking fabulous authors who are excited and available to meet with you? Then you will be delighted to know that Liz Fenton and Lisa Steinke are two of our newest NovelNetwork authors\, available to meet with book clubs via video chat. \nNovelNetwork is the nation’s first and only match(dot)com for authors and book clubs to find each other\, so check it out today. Book clubs join for free and gain access to our database of dozens of authors\, from NYT and international bestsellers\, to debut authors\, cookbook authors\, mystery and non-fiction authors\, and representing various regions of the United States\, and even Alaska and Hawaii\, all of whom want to meet with you! \nTo schedule a visit with Liz and Lisa or any of our authors\, join for free here. \n\n				Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n			 \n\nSave
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SUMMARY:Girls’ Night Out Happy Hour Adventure
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nIt’s time for another fabulously fun Girls Happy Hour Adventure\, with not one\, not two\, BUT SEVEN amazing authors! Get ready to party the late afternoon away with internationally-bestselling best-friend authors Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings (writing together as Christina Lauren) for their newest novel\, The Unhoneymooners\, critically acclaimed dynamic duo Liz Fenton and Lisa Steinke for their newest novel\, The Two Lila Bennetts\, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Tessa Dare for her latest novel The Governess Game\, Golden Crown Literary Award winner Rebekah Weatherspoon for her latest book Rafe\, and critically acclaimed and award winning author Alisha Rai for her latest novel\, Hate To Want You.  \nMost of these authors will be in San Diego for Comic-Con International\, but they want to start the party with you a day early at Breakfast Republic\, one of San Diego’s hottest breakfast restaurants\, so reserve your spot now while spaces are available. \nJoin us for a fun afternoon of cocktails and themed breakfast food (why not\, since your ticket includes a $10 food voucher) while we enjoy a fun and engaging panel discussion with all our authors\, moderated by the fabulous Kristin Dwyer\, the founder of and brains behind Leo PR.  Let our authors seduce you into their fold with tales of love\, new beginnings\, and dark secrets. \n. We have the food\, fiction\, and fun covered!!  And\, courtesy of our friends at the Photo Booth Fleet\,  the fotos will be covered too. Enjoy this fabulous opportunity to make your own photo memories while at the event from the people who bring high quality open air photo booth rentals to and around the Greater Los Angeles Area. Perfect for corporate events\, weddings\, birthday parties\, and more! \n \nYour registration includes a signed copy of one book of your choosing\, a $10 food voucher (tax and gratuity not included\, event admission\, and the opportunity to meet Christina\, Lauren\, Liz\, Lisa\, Tessa\, Rebekah\, and Alisha in a fun and festive setting). Alcohol sold separately. \nAbout the Authors\n \nChristina Lauren is the combined pen name of long-time writing partners and best friends Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings. The #1 international bestselling co-author duo writes both Young Adult and Adult Fiction\, and together has produced fourteen New York Times bestselling novels. \nThey are published in over 30 languages\, have received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews\, Library Journal and Publishers Weekly\, won both the Seal of Excellence and Book of the Year from RT Magazine\, named Amazon and Audible Romance of the Year\, a Lambda Literary Award finalist and been nominated for several Goodreads Choice Awards. \n  \n  \n \nLiz Fenton & Lisa Steinke are the authors of the forthcoming Girls’ Night Out and the Amazon Charts bestselling novel\, The GoodWidow. Liz and Lisa have been best friends for over 25 years. They have also published three novels with Simon & Schuster/Atria Books. \nYour Perfect Life is a hilarious and heartwarming story of two childhood best friends who switch bodies at their twenty-year high school reunion. The Status of All Things\, is a cautionary tale of a woman who realizes she can change the course of her entire life by what she writes in her Facebook status. And The Year We Turned Forty follows three women who get the chance to relive the year they turned forty\, a year they each made decisions that altered the course of their lives. Their latest novel\, The Two Lila Bennetts\, comes out in July 2019. \n  \n  \n Tessa Dare is the New York Times and USA Todaybestselling author of more than twenty historical romances. Mixing wit\, sensuality\, and emotion\, Tessa writes Regency-set romance novels that feel relatable to modern readers. \nWith her bestselling Spindle Cove\, Castles Ever After\, and Girl Meets Duke series\, she has had great fun creating heroines who defy the conventions of their time—engaging in “unladylike” pursuits that range from paleontology to beer-making—and dreaming up the strong-willed\, sexy heroes who find their hearts ensnared by them. \nA librarian by training and a booklover at heart\, Tessa makes her home in Southern California\, where she lives with her husband\, their two children\, and a trio of cosmic kitties. \n  \n  \n After years of meddling in her friends’ love lives\, Rebekah Weatherspoon turned to writing romance to get her fix. She’s worked in various positions from library assistant\, meter maid\, middle school teacher\, B movie production assistant\, reality show crew chauffeur\, D movie producer\, and her most fulfilling job to date\, lube and harness specialist at an erotic boutique in West Hollywood. \nHer BDSM romance At Her Feet won the Golden Crown Literary Award for erotic lesbian fiction. Her novella FIT (#1 in the FIT Trilogy) won the Romantic Times Book Reviews Reviewers’ Choice Award for Best Erotica Novella\, SATED (#3 in the FIT Trilogy) was nominated for the the Romantic Times Book Reviews Reviewers’ Choice Award for Best Digital Erotic Romance and most recently SOUL TO KEEP VSS#3 won the 2017 Lambda Literary Award for Best LGBTQ Erotica. \n  \n  \n Alisha Rai writes award-winning emotionally complex contemporary romance novels and is frequently sought as a speaker on a range of topics covering romance and media. She is the first author to have an indie-published book appear on Washington Post’s annual Best Books list. \nHer books have also been named Best Books of the Year by NPR\, Vulture\, Entertainment Weekly\, Amazon\, Kirkus\, Bustle\, and Cosmopolitan Magazine and her novels have won the RT Reviewer’s Choice Award for erotic and contemporary romance. When she’s not writing\, Alisha is traveling and tweeting. \n\n  \nAbout Breakfast Republic\n\nWith locations in North Park\, Liberty Station\, Encinitas\, East Village\, Ocean Beach\, Carmel Valley\, Pacific Beach\, and coming soon to Orange County\, Breakfast Republic is raising feathers in San Diego as a top spot to enjoy the most important meal of the day. \nServing tasty takes on American classics such as Oreo Pancakes\, Shrimp & Grits and S’mores French Toast\, BR is an innovative breakfast destination that locals and visitors will flock to when they are in search of a fun and unpretentious place to begin the day. Raising the “bar” is BR’s rotating list of 20 beers on tap\, which are available as samplers to complement many of the unique dishes they serve.
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SUMMARY:A Sweet Slice of History Adventure
DESCRIPTION:Photos From the Event\nClick here to view the rest of the photos from this event. \n     \nAbout the Event\nAdventures by the Book is pleased to invite you to a special evening celebrating women and history at our Sweet Slice of History Adventure. And what better way to celebrate than with a decadent assortment of sweets and wine in a venue that everyday celebrates the history of women\, the Women’s Museum of California\, San Diego. \nTravel back in time to the 1940’s\, the 1950’s\, and the 1960’s through the eyes of three bestselling authors\, Chanel Cleeton\, Camille di Maio\, and Susan Meissner\, and their protagonists\, where we will meet a German American teenager whose life changes forever when her immigrant family is sent to an internment camp during World War II\, where we will visit the Hotel del Coronado the way it was 60 years ago\, and where we will experience the Cuban Revolution through the eyes of a young Cuban exile who will risk her life— and heart— to take back her country. \nYour Adventure includes a delicious an assortment of desserts\, wine\, admission to the Women’s Museum of California\, author presentations\, book signings\, and the chance to meet the authors up-close and personal in an intimate setting. \nAnd wait\, there’s more!  If you pre-order your book(s) below\, we will apply a 20% discount. Can’t choose which book to order? Why not order all three and we will reward you with a frequent reader discount of 30% (applies to pre-ordered books only). \n\nAbout the Authors\n\nSusan Meissner is a USA Todaybestselling author of historical fiction with more than half a million books in print in 15 languages. She is an author\, speaker and writing workshop leader with a background in community journalism. Her novels include As Bright as Heaven\, starred review in Library Journal; Secrets of  Charmed Life\, a Goodreads finalist for Best Historical Fiction 2015; and A Fall of Marigolds\, named to Booklist’s Top Ten Women’s Fiction titles for 2014. \n\n\nThe Last Year of the War: Elise Sontag is a typical Iowa 14-year-old in 1943\, aware of the war but distanced from its reach— until her father\, a legal U.S. resident for nearly two decades\, is suddenly arrested on suspicion of being a Nazi sympathizer. The family is sent to an internment camp in Texas\, where behind the armed guards and barbed wire\, Elise feels stripped of everything beloved and familiar\, including her identity. The only thing that makes the camp bearable is meeting fellow internee Mariko Inoue\, a Japanese American teen from Los Angeles\, whose friendship empowers Elise to believe the life she knew before the war will again be hers. \nBut when the Sontag family is exchanged for American prisoners behind enemy lines in Germany\, Elise will face head-on the person the war desires to make of her. In that devastating crucible\, she must discover if she has the will to rise above prejudice and hatred and reclaim her own destiny\, or disappear into the image others have cast upon her. \n \n\n \nCamille Di Maio recently left an award-winning real estate career in San Antonio to become a full-time writer.  She has a bucket list that is never-ending\, and uses her adventures to inspire her writing. She’s lived in Texas\, Colorado\, Pennsylvania\, Virginia\, and California\, and spends enough time in Hawai’i to feel like a local. She’s traveled to four continents (so far)\, and has met Mother Teresa\, Pope John Paul II\, and even her musical idol\, Paul McCartney. She overdoses on goodies at farmers markets and belts out Broadway tunes whenever the moment strikes. There’s almost nothing she wouldn’t try\, so long as it doesn’t involve heights\, roller skates\, or anything illegal. \nThe Beautiful Stranger: 1958. Kate Morgan\, tethered to her family’s failing San Francisco restaurant\, is looking for an escape. She gets her chance by honoring a cryptic plea from her grandfather: find the beautiful stranger. The search takes her to Hotel del Coronado\, the beachfront landmark on the Southern California coast where filming is underway on the movie Some Like It Hot. For a movie lover like Kate\, it’s a fantasy come true. So is the offer of a position at the glamorous hotel. And a new romance is making her heart beat just as fast. \nBut as sure as she is that the Coronado is her future\, Kate discovers it’s also where the ghosts of the past have come to stay. Sixty years ago a guest died tragically\, and she still haunts the hotel’s halls. As the lives of two women— generations apart— intertwine\, Kate’s courageous journey could change more than she ever imagined. And with the Coronado wending its way through her soul\, she must follow her dreams… wherever they may lead. \n \nChanel Cleeton is the USA Todaybestselling author of Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick Next Year in Havana. Originally from Florida\, Chanel grew up on stories of her family’s exodus from Cuba following the events of the Cuban Revolution. Her passion for politics and history continued during her years spent studying in England where she earned a bachelor’s degree in International Relations from Richmond\, The American International University in London\, and a master’s degree in Global Politics from the London School of Economics & Political Science. Chanel also received her Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina School of Law. She loves to travel and has lived in the Caribbean\, Europe\, and Asia. \nWhen We Left Cuba: The Cuban Revolution took everything from sugar heiress Beatriz Perez— her family\, her people\, her country. Recruited by the CIA to infiltrate Fidel Castro’s inner circle and pulled into the dangerous world of espionage\, Beatriz is consumed by her quest for revenge and her desire to reclaim the life she lost. \nAs the Cold War swells like a hurricane over the shores of the Florida Strait\, Beatriz is caught between the clash of Cuban American politics and the perils of a forbidden affair with a powerful man driven by ambitions of his own. When the ever-changing tides of history threaten everything she has fought for\, she must choose between her past and her future— but the wrong move could cost Beatriz everything: not just the island that she loves\, but also the man who has stolen her heart… \nFor Book Clubs:\n \nAre you in a book club\, seeking fabulous authors who are excited and available to meet with you? Then you will be delighted to know that Susan Meissner and Camille Di Maio are two of our newest NovelNetworkauthors\, available to meet with book clubs via video chat. \nNovelNetwork is the nation’s first and only match(dot)com for authors and book clubs to find each other\, so check it out today. Book clubs join for free and gain access to our database of dozens of authors\, from NYT and international bestsellers\, to debut authors\, cookbook authors\, mystery and non-fiction authors\, and representing various regions of the United States\, and even Alaska and Hawaii\, all of whom want to meet with you! \nTo schedule a visit with Susan\, Camille\, or any of our authors\, join for free here. \n\n				Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®
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SUMMARY:Yappy Hour Adventure with Author Belinda Jones
DESCRIPTION:in partnership with Dogtopia of Miramar and Labs and More Rescue\n\n\nAbout the Event\n\nAdventures by the Book® is excited to announce a very special and exciting Adventure for you! Belinda Jones\, critically acclaimed journalist and author\, will be joining us for an unforgettable Yappy Hour Adventure where we will celebrate dogs\, enjoy tasty drinks and treats\, and have the pleasure of getting to know Belinda’s new book\, Bodie on the Road! \nThis heartwarming and touching memoir follows the journey of two lost souls who were more than ready to find a new life. Together\, they embarked on a 2\,000 mile road trip in pursuit of love\, adventure\, and tail-wagging. Think “Eat\, Pray\, Love meets Marley & Me.” \nYour Adventure includes appetizers\, beer or wine\, dessert\, presentations by Dogtopia and Labs and More Rescue\, a $5 donation for Labs and More Rescue\, author presentation\, Q&A\, a free signed hardcover copy of Bodie on the Road\, and the opportunity to meet Belinda up close and personal in an intimate and authentic setting. \nAbout the Book\n \nBelinda Jones is a British magazine journalist\, bestselling author and award-winning dog blogger. (www.bodieontheroad.com) She has penned 11 escapist beach reads (primarily for Penguin Random House) that can also double as travel guides to destinations from Costa Rica to Capri. Her first road trip memoir On the Road to Mr. Right: A Search for the American Dream Guy made the Sunday Times Top 10 Non Fiction Bestseller List alongside her writing hero Bill Bryson. For Bodie on the Road (and in life) she has become less Thelma & Louise\, more Turner & Hooch. \nBefore they met\, Bodie was on death row at a gangland kill shelter\, having been abandoned by his owner. Belinda was in a heap on the floor of her LA apartment\, having been dumped by the man of her dreams. This feel-good doggysey from Los Angeles to Portland\, Oregon features a multitude of dog-themed activities including: afternoon tea at Doris Day’s dog-friendly hotel\, meeting the creator of Kennel N.5 Furfume in Carmel\, and a saloon stop in Sunol where a dog was elected mayor and ran for 13 consecutive years. \n\nAbout Dogtopia of Miramar\nDogtopia has a passion for caring for dogs. Happy\, healthy pups are at the heart of who they are. They’ve created a loving place with what dogs want and need in mind. It’s a dog daycare\, boarding and spa facility all rolled into one. \nDogtopia is dedicated to offering exceptional care for dogs and currently operates more than 70 locations in the United States and Canada. Their modern facilities provide a healthy\, safe and fun environment for dogs to socialize and play in\, supervised by a highly trained and loving team. Our multiple\, spacious playrooms allow them to separate their dogs by size and temperaments. The compressed rubber flooring aids in the long-term joint health of your furry friend\, as well as offering a higher level of sanitization. Webcams allow their dog parents to view their pet during the day. Get peace of mind knowing you are leaving your furry family member in the best care possible. Click here to learn more about Dogtopia. \nAbout Labs and More Rescue\n \nBringing together people who believed there should be a brighter future for these loyal companions left to fend for themselves is why Labs and More was founded in 2011. They have had the good fortune of meeting amazing people and wonderful volunteers who have helped them build a network of compassionate and generous people who have helped build Labs and More. Because of these efforts\, they have endeavored to never have to say “no” to dogs in their breed group needing extensive medical care\, pregnant moms and moms with pups\, senior dogs in need of medical assistance\, and adults who otherwise have no chance at life. \nLabs and More’s Fosters are a force to be proud of making room in their homes for hundreds of dogs weekly. These fosters have allowed Labs and More to provide a safe haven for moms and pups who have been discarded often worse than trash onto the streets\, dumped injured along roadsides\, and left to find shelter outside to deliver\, feed and provide protection to their newborn pups. This year alone\, they have saved over 160 litters of puppies and over 600 puppies. Many of these mom’s and pups require urgent medical care to include emergency C – Sections to save mom and babies\, IV’s and blood tests because of their poor health and condition\, and hospitalization for diseases like Parvo. Click here to learn more about Labs and More Rescue.  \nSave
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SUMMARY:Mystery Books & Brews Adventure
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nAdventures by the Book® is excited to introduce another fun Mystery Books & Brews Adventure\, and we couldn’t be more pleased to feature not one\, not two\, but three New York Times bestselling mystery authors: Deanna Raybourn\, Paddy Hirsch\, and Matthew Quirk! If you love mystery books and beer (and really\, who doesn’t?)\, then make sure to join us at Pure Project Brewery in Bankers Hill\, San Diego. \nAs you enjoy a casual dinner\, and beer (of course!)\, Deanna\, Paddy\, and Matthew will discuss their exciting new books\, A Murderous Relation\, Hudson’s Kill\, and The Night Agent. \nYour Adventure includes dinner\, your choice of not just one\, but two beers (or substitute for kombucha or sparkling flavored waters) from event menu\, tax\, gratuity\, author talk\, book signing\, and the chance to meet the authors up-close and personal in a fun and intimate setting. Special discount is available when purchasing a three-pack of all authors’ books! \n\nAbout the Authors and Books\nDeanna Raybourn is the New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award nominated author whose novels have been nominated for numerous awards including 5 RITAs\, 2 RT Reviewers’ Choice awards\, the Agatha\, 2 Dilys Winns\, a Last Laugh\, and 3 du Mauriers. \nIn her new book\, A Murderous Relation\, a Veronica Speedwell Mystery #5\, Veronica navigates a dark world of scandal and murder when she and her natural historian colleague Stoker are asked by Lady Wellingtonia Beauclerk to help with a potential scandal so explosive it threatens to rock the monarchy. \nWorse yet\, London is gripped by hysteria in the autumn of 1888\, terrorized by what would become the most notorious and elusive serial killer in history\, Jack the Ripper–and Lady Wellie suspects the prince may be responsible. \n  \n\nPaddy Hirsch is “a writer\, a journalist\, and an explainer\,” who has worked in news for nearly 20 years. His first novel\, The Devil’s Half Mile\, is a historical thriller\, set in New York in 1799. The Devil’s Half Mile is a nickname for Wall Street\, and has themes of high finance\, corruption and criminality. \nThe sequel\, Hudson’s Kill\, is set in 1803 New York. Rife with tension as the city expands\, violence builds as a mysterious provocateur pits the city’s black and Irish gangs against each other. \nWhen a young black girl is found stabbed to death\, both Justy Flanagan\, now a City Marshal\, and Kerry O’Toole\, now a school teacher\, decide separately to go after the killer. They each find their way to a shadowy community on the fringes of the growing city\, where they uncover a craven political conspiracy bound up with a criminal enterprise that is stunning in its depravity. \n  \nMatthew Quirk is a New York Times bestselling author who has studied history and literature at Harvard College. After graduation\, he spent five years at The Atlantic reporting on crime\, private military contractors\, terrorism prosecutions\, and international gangs. \nIn his latest book\, an exhilarating political thriller\, an idealistic young FBI agent must question everything and trust no one to stop a Russian mole in the White House to save America from a catastrophic betrayal. \nNo one was more surprised than FBI Agent Peter Sutherland when he’s tapped to work in the White House Situation Room. From his earliest days as a surveillance specialist\, Peter has scrupulously done everything by the book\, hoping his record will help him escape the taint of his past. When Peter was a boy\, his father\, a section chief in FBI counterintelligence\, was suspected of selling secrets to the Russians—a catastrophic breach that had cost him his career\, his reputation\, and eventually his life. \nAbout Pure Project\n \nPure Project started back in 2013 when friends from San Diego\, Jesse Pine and Mat Robar were on a backpacking trip with friends in the Rocky Mountains.  Now if you have ever been backpacking\, there is not a whole lot distracting you out there\, so you tend to talk a lot on the trail and that is where it started\, on the slow climb to the top of a 12\,253 ft mountain in Colorado… \nJesse had recently moved to Costa Rica and was starting to become acquainted with the country.  The conversation flowed from the scenic vistas he had seen to hidden beaches\, exotic local fruits and eventually settled on beer oddly enough.  You see at that time in Costa Rica\, there weren’t many options for beer other than mass produced local lagers.  That being said\, Jesse had attended the country’s 2nd annual craft beer festival and saw that it was starting to gain some traction\, not just with American expats looking for a taste of home\, but also with the local population. \n. \n  \n  \nSave
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