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Fri Oct 9 · 6:00pm

Are You There, God? It's Me, Menopause: LIVE!

Lovestruck Books · Lovestruck Books & Cafe · Harvard Square · Cambridge MA · Cambridge

A touring live show built around Are You There, God? It's Me, Menopause, the novel by Heather J. Robertson, a bestselling author and board-certified OB/GYN, presented with Empress Editions to mark its launch. After a reception and a short set from a comedian, Robertson reads, talks about the book's inspiration and midlife, and takes audience questions before a signing and an after-party with wellness exhibitors.

Tue Oct 13 · 7pm

The Thief and the Traitor Bride Book Bash with V.L. Bovalino

Lovestruck Books · Harvard Square · Cambridge

V.L. Bovalino launches The Thief and the Traitor Bride, an epic fantasy romance set in the world of her earlier novel The Second Death of Locke, about a spy and a thief “who were married and are now estranged enemies forced to work together.” She talks about the inspiration behind the book and then signs copies. Tickets are sold through Eventbrite.

Wed Oct 14 · 7pm

Bad Words Book Bash with Ríoghnach Robinson

Lovestruck Books · Lovestruck Books & Cafe · Cambridge · Harvard Square · Cambridge

Ríoghnach Robinson celebrates Bad Words, a debut novel about critic Selina Chan, whose “blistering review turned Parker Navarro’s debut novel into the flop of the decade.” Four years later, her takedown of his second book sparks a viral literary feud. Robinson talks with local Bookstagrammer Jess Lee about writing romance born from rivalry and the culture of publishing and criticism, then signs copies.

$6.24–$37.74 (ticket options shown by organizer)

Mon Oct 19 · 7pm

Encore Performance with Leila Sales

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Leila Sales celebrates Encore Performance, her first adult romance, about Emmy Gold, "the frontwoman of an indie-sleaze breakout band who’s since gone solo," back on tour with her former collaborator and first love, Bishop Ward. Sales has previously written young adult novels, including This Song Will Save Your Life. She is in conversation with Courtney Marzilli of the Books are Chic podcast.

Tue Oct 20 · 7pm

The Gilded Rose Book Bash with Joanna Shupe

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Joanna Shupe celebrates The Gilded Rose, a retelling of Beauty and the Beast "set against the excess and opulence of Gilded Age New York." Shupe is a USA Today bestselling author of historical romance, and is joined in conversation by the bestselling romance novelist Sarah MacLean; the two talk about resilience and "the transformative power of love."

Wed Oct 21 · 7pm

Undone Release Bash with Peyton Corinne

Lovestruck Books · First Parish in Cambridge · Cambridge · MA · Cambridge

Peyton Corinne launches Undone, the fourth and final book in her Undone series, in which troubled hockey star Toren Kane, "fighting for one last chance at redemption," is forced back into the orbit of Lillian LaBlanc, his childhood best friend and first love. Corinne, a USA Today bestselling author, is in conversation with fellow romance authors Chelsea Curto and Chip Pons.

Wed Oct 28 · 7pm

Horror Romance Reads Panel with Gillian Daniels and Clay McLeod Chapman

Lovestruck Books · Harvard Square · Cambridge

A panel on horror romance with the authors Gillian Daniels and Clay McLeod Chapman. Chapman has written the horror novels Whisper Down the Lane, Ghost Eaters and What Kind of Mother.

Tue Nov 3 · 7pm

Defy the Dusk Release Bash with Danielle L. Jensen

Lovestruck Books · First Parish · Cambridge · MA · Cambridge

Danielle L. Jensen, a #1 New York Times bestselling author known for the Bridge Kingdom series, marks release day for Defy the Dusk, set in the Sundered world, "where there are two options: ride the dawn, or face what rises in the night." She is in conversation with Elise Kova, also a #1 New York Times bestselling author, whose books include A Deal with the Elf King.

Tue Nov 10 · 7pm

Wood You Be Mine Release Day Celebration with Daphne Elliot

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Daphne Elliot marks release day for Wood You Be Mine, a small-town romance in which a “determined elementary school principal moves in next door to grumpy lumberjack Henri Gagnon” with one year to prove herself and save her job. She is in conversation with fellow romance author Brittanée Nicole, then signs the new book and up to two titles brought from home.

Tue Nov 17 · 7pm

A World Apart with Meghan Nesmith

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Meghan Nesmith, a Boston writer and editor whose work has appeared in the Boston Globe and the Guardian, appears for A World Apart, her first novel. It is a queer romantasy set in London in 1866, in which a miscast spell opens a doorway into the Veil, a realm where a family has been trapped for 800 years since a bargain with the Faerie Queen.

Tue Mar 23 · 7pm

Raven's Wrath Release Day Celebration with Margot Grey

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Margot Grey marks release day for Raven’s Wrath, a dystopian paranormal romance from Alcove Press in which “a demon and a demon hunter forge an unlikely alliance in the ultimate fight for agency and freedom.” After a demon invasion leaves women with few choices, Raven joins a brotherhood of demon hunters and is ordered to kill Dax Morningstar, the half-demon son of Lucifer, and fails.