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SUMMARY:THE MR. & MRS. MISTAKE: Brighton Walsh in conversation with Cara Tanamachi
DESCRIPTION:Kick off the new year in the best way possible\, with an author event with our cherished local romance author\, Brighton Walsh! Brighton’s newest release\, “The Mr. & Mrs. Mistake” has all our favorite romance tropes: enemies-to-lovers\, brother’s best friend\, marriage of convenience\, only one bed\, forced proximity\, black cat and golden retriever\, and so much more! It’s another kick-your-feet-and-giggle romance story that is sure to be your new favorite. \nJoin Brighton at Blue House Books on Monday\, January 5th\, at 6:30 p.m.\, where she will be discussing the latest installment in the Steele Brothers of Starlight Cove series with fellow romance author\, Cara Tanamachi\, answering questions from the audience\, and signing books! \nCome celebrate with this fabulous local author and grab a signed copy! \nThis event requires a $5 reservation deposit. Get all the details here: https://www.blue-house-books.com/events/4092520260105 \nAbout THE MR. & MRS. MISTAKE: \nMy best friend’s little sister has been getting under my skin for decades. She’s my lifelong nemesis and now-apparently—my wife. \nWhen Willa Jameson stumbled into my bar drunk\, heartbroken\, and desperate to save her family farm\, I offered to marry her. For “convenience.” \nWhich is hilarious\, because nothing about my attraction to this hurricane with hips has ever been convenient. \nNow we’re sharing a roof\, a bed\, and a potential felony thanks to our fake marriage. \nIt’s supposed to be a favor between not-quite-friends- but-not-quite-enemies. Then our late-night arguments turn into practice make out sessions.\nBut according to her\, that changes absolutely nothing between us. \nNo matter how many lines we draw\, we keep crossing them—in the kitchen\, on the porch\, in the tiny bed that’s become both heaven and hell.\nAnd the woman who swears she hates me starts looking at me like I might be exactly what she needs. \nShe calls me her temporary husband. I call her my daily torture\, because every day we play house\, it feels less like pretending and more like home.\nWhen this ends\, I don’t know how I’m going to forget what it felt like to call her mine. So either I walk away with her\, or I don’t walk away at all. \nAbout BRIGHTON WALSH: \nAward-winning “USA Today” and “Wall Street Journal” bestselling author Brighton Walsh spent a decade as a professional photographer before taking her storytelling in a different direction and reconnecting with her first love —writing. She likes her books how she likes her tea—steamy and satisfying—and adores strong-willed heroines and the protective heroes who fall head over heels for them. \nThroughout her twelve years as a published author\, Brighton’s written more than 40 romances\, some of which have earned starred reviews from “Library Journal” and “Booklist”\, with one of her novels named among “Booklist’s” top 101 romances of the past decade. Her work has been featured in “Women’s Health” and “Publishers Weekly”\, among other publications. \nBrighton lives along the shores of Lake Michigan with her real-life hero of a husband\, her two kids—both taller than her—and her dog who thinks she’s a queen. Her boy-filled house is the setting for dirty socks galore\, frequent dance parties (okay\, so it’s mostly her\, by herself\, while her children look on in horror)\, and more laughter than she thought possible. \nAbout THE TAKEOVER: \nSometimes\, when you ask the universe for your soulmate\, you wind up with your hate mate instead. \nOn Nami’s 30th birthday\, she’s reminded at every turn that her life isn’t what she planned. She’s always excelled at everything – until now. Her fiancé blew up their engagement. Her pride and joy\, the tech company she helped to found\, is about to lose funding. And her sister\, Sora\, is getting married to the man of her dreams\, Jack\, and instead of being happy for her\, as she knows she ought to be\, she’s fighting off jealousy. \nFrustrated with her life\, she makes a wish on a birthday candle to find her soulmate. Instead\, the universe delivers her hate mate\, Nami’s old high school nemesis\, Jae Lee\, the most popular kid from high school\, who also narrowly beat her out for valedictorian. More than a decade later\, Jae is still as effortlessly cool\, charming\, and stylish as ever\, and\, to make matters worse\, is planning a hostile take-over of her start-up. Cue: sharp elbows and even sharper banter as the two go head-to-head to see who’ll win this time. But when their rivalry ignites a different kind of passion\, Nami starts to realize that it’s not just her company that’s in danger of being taken over\, but her heart as well. \n“Readers will cheer on this pair of sparring hearts.” – “Publishers Weekly” (Starred Review) \nAbout CARA TANAMACHI: \nCara Tanamachi is the “USA Today” bestselling author of “The Takeover”\, and the Diverse Writer and Readers’ International award-winner\, “The Second You’re Single”. She also writes under the name Cara Lockwood\, authoring 40 books\, including “I Do (But I Don’t)”\, which became an original Lifetime Movie. She also wrote the novelization of “The Dater’s Handbook”\, a Hallmark movie starring Meghan Markle. \nShe’s a mom\, stepmom\, and dog-mom\, and lives near Chicago with her husband and blended family. Her next book\, a rom-com murder mystery called\, “Kiss\, Marry\, Kill”\, will be published by Hachette/Grand Central Publishing the summer 2026. You can find out more about her at https://caratheauthor.com/!
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LOCATION:Blue House Books\, 5915 6th Avenue A\, Kenosha\, WI\, 53142\, United States
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SUMMARY:MONSTER IN THE MOONLIGHT: Pre-Release Party with Annelise Ryan and Patricia Skalka
DESCRIPTION:Morgan Carter is back in the latest Monster Hunter Mystery series\, “Monster in the Moonlight”. Under the light of the full moon\, a quiet rural lane becomes the scene of a shocking crime that may be the work of a mythical monster in the latest entry of this USA Today bestselling mystery series. \nJoin Annelise Ryan at the Kemper Center on Monday\, January 26th\, at 6:30 p.m. as she kicks of her book tour for hew newest release\, “Monster in the Moonlight”. Event attendees will get access to the newest Monster Hunter Mystery the day before it officially releases! Annelise will be discussing her latest book with fellow Wisconsin author Patricia Skalka (the Dave Cubiak Door County Mystery series)\, answering questions from the audience\, and signing books! \nThis event is ticketed\, check out the details and grab your ticket here: https://blue-house-books.com/events/3619520260126\nPlease note\, no outside copies of “Monsters in the Moonlight” will be allowed into the event. \nAbout MONSTER IN THE MOONLIGHT: \nWhen a dead body turns up along a lonely country byway in rural Wisconsin\, rumors of The Beast of Bray Road\, a werewolf-like creature that is said to inhabit the area are reinvigorated. For years locals have reported sightings of the terrifying creature\, but this would be its first verified attack.\nMarks on the dead woman’s body indicate a mauling by some kind of large animal. The wounds plus deep scratches on the victim’s car convince the community that the legendary beast is not only real but responsible for this brutal killing. \nIf the police have any hope of solving this crime\, they’re going to need an expert—enter cryptozoologist Morgan Carter. She’s investigated sightings of eerie creatures throughout the upper Midwest. If anyone is going to track down the killer\, it’s Morgan\, but she may find that the Beast is not the worst thing lurking on Bray Road. \nAbout ANNELISE RYAN:\nAnnelise Ryan is a pseudonym for the Wisconsin-based\, USA Today bestselling author of the new Monster Hunter Mystery series featuring cryptozoologist Morgan Carter and her trusty canine sidekick\, Newt as they hunt for cryptids like the Loch Ness Monster\, Bigfoot\, the Hodag\, and the Beast of Bray Road. The books so afar include A DEATH IN DOOR COUNTY\, DEATH IN THE DARK WOODS\, BEAST OF THE NORTH WOODS and MONSTER IN THE MOONLIGHT (pub date 1/27/25). A fifth book is in the works for probable release in 2027. \nAnnelise also penned the rib-tickling12- book Mattie Winston Mystery series featuring the adventures of a wryly cynical nurse-turned-coroner in a small Wisconsin town and the spin-off Helping Hands Mysteries.\nAs Allyson K. Abbott\, she authored a 6-book series known as the Mack’s Bar Mysteries (a bit of cheeky fun there with the initials on that nom de plume!) \nAnd as Beth Amos\, she has written more than 200 published articles\, worked as a book reviewer for Barnes & Noble\, and written five thrillers\, three of which were published by HarperCollins in the late ’90s. She is an active member of Mystery Writers of America\, Sisters in Crime\, and International Thriller Writers. She is a registered nurse whose past work experience has included everything from birth (obstetrics) to death (hospice). Now retired\, she spent her last 20 years working in the ER. \nAbout DEATH CASTS A SHADOW: \nWith Door County caught in the grip of a fierce winter storm\, Sheriff Dave Cubiak agrees to a seemingly simple favor: checking in on an affluent widow with a questionable new suitor. His initial disquiet is easily dismissed—until she is found dead the next morning in her home. Lying at the bottom of a flight of stairs\, clutching a valuable bronze sculpture\, she points her outstretched hand in the direction of a nearby\, nondescript ring.\nThe scene bears all the characteristics of an accidental fall\, but something is not adding up. Later that week\, an ice-fishing shack explodes on the frozen bay\, leading to the discovery of another body\, burned beyond recognition. Was this the widow’s missing handyman? Could the two deaths be related? Past and present collide as Cubiak’s search for answers uncovers disquieting links between wealth and poverty on the peninsula and stirs the melancholy depths of grief that have haunted the sheriff for years. \nAbout PATRICIA SKALKA: \nAward-winning writer Patricia Skalka is the author of “StarSong”\, a coming-of-age novella about loss and hope\, and the award-winning Dave Cubiak Door County mystery series\, including “Death Stalks Door County” which USA Today calls “(an) evocative read…Wisconsin’s book.” A former President of Sisters in Crime Chicagoland\, she is a member of both the Chicago Chapter and WisSINC\, as well as Wisconsin Writers Association\, and The Authors Guild of America. Patricia turned to fiction and mystery writing after a successful career as a nationally published freelance writer and Staff Writer for “Reader’s Digest”. In 2024\, Patricia was named a Notable Wisconsin Author by the Wisconsin Library Association. A long-time Chicago resident\, she currently lives in Milwaukee. Learn more about her mysteries at https://www.youtube.com/@DoorCountyMysterySeries
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