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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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SUMMARY:The Traveling Trunk: Interactive Story Time with Lisa!
DESCRIPTION:Bring your kiddos to Blue House Books for a fun-filled story time with Lisa from the Traveling Trunk on the first Tuesday of every month! \nLisa starts by reading a children’s picture book\, followed by music and dancing\, and finishes the event with a crafting activity. This is a fully engaged story time event with our favorite storyteller\, Lisa. Perfect for kids of all ages! \nFor the January story time\, Lisa will be reading “The Snowy Nap” by Jan Brett and doing a snowflake crafting activity! \nThis event is free\, but it does require registration through Miss Lisa’s Facebook page. Registration opens Sunday\, January 4th\, and Miss Lisa’s events fill up very quickly\, so be sure to look out for her announcement for our event on January 6th! \nWhen arriving for the story time\, please enter through Blue House Books’ event space\, located at 5922 6th Ave.
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SUMMARY:WRECK YOUR HEART: Lori Rader-Day in conversation with Andrew Ludington
DESCRIPTION:From award-winning author Lori Rader-Day\, “Wreck Your Heart” is an engaging\, “wisecracking and wonderful” crime novel with a big heart\, about a country and midwestern singer out to catch her big break before family—or murder—wrecks everything. \nJoin Lori Rader-Day at Blue House Books on Thursday\, January 8th at 6:30 p.m.\, to talk about her newest release\, “Wreck Your Heart”. Lori will be discussing her latest book with fellow Midwest author\, Andrew Ludington (“Splinter Effect”)\, answering questions from the audience\, and signing books! \nThis event requires a $5 reservation deposit. Get all the details here: https://www.blue-house-books.com/events/3732820260108 \nAbout WRECK YOUR HEART: \nDahlia “Doll” Devine had the kind of hardscrabble beginning that could launch a thousand broken-hearted country songs\, but now she’s the star of her own stage at McPhee’s Tavern. As part of Chicago’s—yes\, Chicago’s—country music scene\, Dahlia is an up-and-coming singer in spangles and boots of classic country tunes. Up and coming\, that is\, until her boyfriend Joey up and went\, taking the rent money with him.\nSo Dahlia is back to square one\, relying on Alex McPhee—again. Alex helped her out of a bad situation when she was a kid living rough with her mother. Now he’s part landlord\, part band booster\, all-around rescuer. It’s just that Dahlia wishes she didn’t keep giving him reasons to have to do it. \nJust as Dahlia suspects she’s scraped rock bottom\, the mother she hasn’t spoken to in twenty years shows up with something to say. The next morning\, a distraught young woman arrives at the bar\, asking after her missing mother—Dahlia’s mother\, too\, even if the missing suburban PTA mom the girl describes sounds pretty different from the one who let Dahlia down all those years ago. \nThough no one is using the word sister any time soon\, Dahlia lets herself be drawn into reuniting the family that might have been hers. But when a body is discovered outside McPhee’s Tavern\, the crime threatens not just the place Dahlia has made into a home\, but everything she’s believed about her past\, her dreams for the future\, and the people she was just\, maybe\, beginning to let into her heart. \nAbout LORI RADER-DAY: \nLori Rader-Day is the Edgar Award-nominated and Agatha\, Anthony\, and Mary Higgins Clark award-winning author of “Wreck Your Heart” (forthcoming January 2026)\, “The Death of Us”\, “Death at Greenway”\, “The Lucky One”\, “Under a Dark Sky”\, and others. Lori earned a master of arts in creative nonfiction and a master of fine arts in creative writing. She lives in Chicago\, where she co-chairs the crime fiction readers’ event Midwest Mystery Conference and teaches creative writing at Northwestern University. Visit her at www.LoriRaderDay.com. \nAbout SPLINTER EFFECT: \nIn “Splinter Effect”\, an action-packed debut by Andrew Ludington\, time traveling archaeologist Rabbit Ward maneuvers through the past to recover a long-lost\, precious menorah hidden in ancient Rome. \nSmithsonian archaeologist Rabbit Ward travels through time on sponsored expeditions to the past to secure precious artifacts moments before they are lost to history. Although exceptional at his job\, Rabbit is not without faults. In a spectacular failure twenty years ago\, he lost both the menorah of the second temple and his hot-headed mentee\, Aaron. So\, when new evidence reveals the menorah’s reappearance in 6th century Constantinople\, Rabbit seizes the chance for redemption. \nBut from the moment he arrives in the past\, things start to go wrong. Rabbit quickly finds out that his prime competition\, an unlicensed and annoyingly appealing “stringer” named Helen\, is also in Constantinople hunting the menorah. And that’s only the beginning. The oppressed Jewish population of the city is primed for revolution\, Constantinople’s leading gang seems to have it out for Rabbit personally\, and someone local is interested enough in the menorah to kill for it. \nAs the past closes in on him and his previous failures compound\, will Rabbit be able to recover the menorah before it’s once again lost in time? With new and old dangers alike hiding behind every corner\, time might just be up for Rabbit’s redemption—and possibly his life. \nAbout ANDREW LUDINGTON: \nAndrew Ludington writes transportive adventure stories intended to make you forget your commute. He graduated from Kenyon College with a BA in English Literature and lives in Evanston\, IL where he moonlights as a technologist for Northwestern University. “Splinter Effect” is his first novel.
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LOCATION:Blue House Books\, 5915 6th Avenue A\, Kenosha\, WI\, 53142\, United States
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SUMMARY:Meet & Greet with Peter O'Keefe
DESCRIPTION:“White Flight” is a fast-paced\, nail-biting little gothic novella that delivers something unexpected: a seriously squirm-worthy look at American racism – (CemeteryDance.com review). \nJoin Peter O’Keefe at Blue House Books on Saturday\, January 17th\, from 12 to 3 p.m. to help celebrate his newest horror novel\, “White Flight”. Peter will be chatting with readers and signing books\, so stop by anytime during the event to meet this Racine horror author! \nAbout WHITE FLIGHT: \nJoel and Willow Ward are white. Their Black teenage daughter\, adopted at birth\, was just killed by the police. \nNow\, their house is trying to kill them\, and the grieving parents are trying to understand why. \nAnd survive the night. \n“WHITE FLIGHT by Peter O’Keefe opened with a roar and then I couldn’t work my finger fast enough to keep up. A married couple attempts to navigate an unspoken tragedy haunting every corner of their dream house – and every layer of their dreams. But there’s an undercurrent of racial disquiet lingering in the air that kept me on edge\, like I was waiting on the other shoe to drop. O’Keefe deftly sets the landscape and paints a picture of a home wrapped in overwhelming sadness and dysfunction\, but he also builds an unsettling suspense that makes you clench your throat because you just know there’s something else there. And there is…something else.” — Kenya Moss-Dyme\, author of “Seed” \nAbout PETER O’KEEFE: \nPeter O’Keefe is a writer and filmmaker\, born and raised in Detroit\, now living in Racine\, Wisconsin. His first novel “Counted with the Dead” —a re-imagining of Frankenstein set in late-90s Detroit—was released by Grendel Press in 2024. Peter has worked in episodic television and feature films and written TV movies for German networks. \nHis narrative short films have screened at a variety of film festivals and Peter’s documentary about visual artists in the American Midwest\, “Dreaming in Public\, Making Art in the Real World” was awarded a Chicago Regional Emmy. His short stories have appeared in various literary and online journals and anthologies.
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SUMMARY:THE FAIR WEATHER FRIEND: Jessie Garcia in Kenosha!
DESCRIPTION:In this riveting thriller from the author of “The Business Trip”\, Jessie Garcia’s signature multi-POV\, rapid-fire style is back in “The Fair Weather Friend”\, a novel that will propel you into the heart of a mystery no one could have forecasted. \nJoin Jessie at Blue House Books on Wednesday\, January 21st\, at 6:30 p.m. for a presentation and reading from her sophomore novel. Jessie will be also answering questions from the audience and signing books! \nThis event requires a $5 reservation deposit. Get all the details here: https://www.blue-house-books.com/events/3720620260121 \nAbout THE FAIR WEATHER FRIEND: \nIt’s always sunny in Detroit for Faith Richards. The popular TV meteorologist\, endearingly referred to as “The Fair Weather Friend” by her viewers\, has the world by the tail. But one night\, Faith leaves work on a dinner break and never returns. Her body is found the next morning. \nThe town is reeling\, suspects emerge\, and long-buried secrets are uncovered. While her allies rally\, her list of adversaries also grows. Little does anyone know that only the deepest secrets will expose the truth. \nAbout JESSIE GARCIA: \nJessie Garcia is an award-winning sports journalist who has risen the ranks in television news\, first as an anchor/reporter\, then to newsroom management. She is the News Director at the CBS affiliate in Milwaukee. Her non-fiction books “My Life with the Green and Gold: Tales from 20 Years of Sportscasting” and “Going for Wisconsin Gold: Stories of our State Olympians” won Midwest Book Awards\, and her documentary “Leaps and Bounds: The Men Who Changed Track and Field” was featured in over a dozen film festivals. She also taught journalism at four universities. A native of Madison\, WI\, Jessie has two adult sons and resides in Milwaukee with her husband\, dog and cat.
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SUMMARY:Kenozia: Winter Issue Release Party!
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the release of issue #3 of “Kenozia”\, i.e.\, the Winter edition. Since this is the first release party for “Kenozia”\, we will be celebrating with all the artists\, photographers\, and writers from the previous issues as well! The event will include live music\, panels\, snacks\, and raffle prizes! Don’t miss out on celebrating this local gem. \nYou can purchase your copy of issue 3 during the release party and pick up the first two issues if you haven’t had a chance to discover this new local art and literary zine! \nThis event is free\, but registration is required. Get all the details and RSVP here: https://blue-house-books.com/events/4071520260123 \nRun of Show: \n6 p.m. Event kicks off with music by Violet Wilder! Drinks and snacks will also be available. \n6:30 p.m. Writers Panel with Greta Kelly\, Dani Koziol\, and Brighton Walsh. Each author will read their flash fiction story and discuss their writing process for writing flash fiction versus traditional stories. \n7:15 p.m. Artist Panel with Marc Travanti\, Margaret Clark\, and Shelby Nesmith. Each artist will discuss their creating process and finding their own style of art. \n7:45 p.m. Photographers Panel with Nicolas Campos\, Victoria Rodriguez\, Steve Rodriguez\, and Jonny Servais. Each photographer will discuss their favorite medium to use and how they create cohesive bodies of work. \n8:15 p.m. mingling and shopping \nAbout KENOZIA: \n“Kenozia” is a print-only\, quarterly zine showcasing the work of local Kenosha artists\, photographers\, and writers. The first issue debuted in July 2025\, created by Sarah Opatz. \nAbout ISSUE #3 (WINTER 2026): \nThe winter issue features digital dreamlike photography by Jonny Servais; a two-part Gallery Spotlight on Outpost Gallery and AP3; a charming romance flash fiction by indie author Brighton Walsh; a posthumous Artist Spotlight on the renowned painter and professor\, Dennis Bayuzick; a Local Music Spotlight on the harmonious indie band\, Violet Wilder; and a new addition called Guess Who by Paul Merklein. \nAbout ISSUE #2 (FALL/HALLOWEEN 2025): \nThis issue is a twofer! One side is the fall edition that features paintings by the accomplished Margaret Clark; an artist spotlight on UW-Parkside professor and ceramicist Lisa Marie Barber\, written by Marc Travanti; a local music venue piece on The White Lilac\, written by Jeff Moody; a gallery spotlight on The Lemon Street Gallery; and last\, but certainly not least\, striking analog photos by the talented photographer Steve Rodriguez. \nFlip the zine over and you will find the Halloween edition. This edition features works by the talented FX artist/mask maker Paul Hoepner; a filmmaker spotlight on screenwriter/director Danny Villanueva Jr. talking about his new feature-length horror film\, What Happened to Dorothy Bell?; eerie flash fiction pieces by our very own marketing manager Dani Koziol and local author Meg Bonney; unique artwork by printmaker Shelby Nesmith; and a community spotlight on the Port of Fear Film Festival. \nAbout ISSUE #1 (SUMMER 2025): \nIn this issue\, we are proud to feature two talented photographers\, Victoria Rodriguez and Nicolas Campos\, an artist spotlight on the distinguished Marc Travanti\, an enchanting flash fiction piece by published author Greta Kelly\, and a gallery spotlight on the historical Anderson Art Center.
URL:https://godowntownkenosha.com/events/kenozia-winter-issue-release-party
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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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