An Afternoon with Ava Rani, Kristen Callihan & Morgan Elizabeth

Celebrate the season with bestselling authors Ava Rani, Kristen Callihan, and Morgan Elizabeth!

Join us for a festive afternoon of books, laughter, and holiday cheer as these beloved authors take the stage together for a live moderated conversation panel. Hear about their newest stories, writing inspirations, and upcoming projects—then meet them in person during the book signing and photo opportunities that follow!

Each ticket includes your choice of one of the following titles:

• Poisoned Ivy by Ava Rani
• The Hot Shot by Kristen Callihan
• The Bright Side of Christmas by Morgan Elizabeth

Signing Guidelines:
All authors will sign and personalize books purchased in-store or through Eventbrite. Guests may bring up to two books total from home to be signed.

Don’t miss this heartwarming holiday event—complete with books, laughter, and the perfect mix of cozy charm and romance! Gather your friends, grab your favorite sweater, and spend the afternoon celebrating stories, love, and the joy of the season.

Maxton Hall meets Rory Gilmore's college years in this decadent college romance that equal parts passion, privilege and mystery.

Malena Amin is two people.

At home, she the respectable, rule-abiding daughter that her controlling family expects. At her prestigious Ivy-League University, she's the risk-taking, adventurous woman that she wants to be. With parents who demand to know her location settings at all times, Malena uses a secret phone and secret bank account to make her double life possible.

But when her tutoring job falls through, she hits a snag in funding that double life. So, Malena sets her eyes on the prize money from a National feature-writing contest through the school paper. And when she intercepts an invitation to an ultra-exclusive secret society on campus-she has the perfect story.

She'll attend, lay low, and get an inside look.

Unfortunately, she's discovered early in the night by the notorious playboy and Hastings Media heir: Conrad Hastings.

The frustratingly attractive Conrad doesn't aspire to anything other than a good time. But when his newspaper-magnate father discovers that he's delinquent on work for the school paper, Conrad needs to complete it before his father can make good on an ultimatum. So, he agrees to let Malena into the secret society-temporarily- if she agrees to share a byline on the article they'll write together. Conrad fulfils his obligations, and Malena gets the inside look she needs for the contest.

But, the two soon discover an art world mystery hidden between lavish parties and Gothic libraries. And more concerningly: a palpable spark between them. With new clues unraveling before them, mounting desire they can't ignore and Malena's web of lies threatening to collapse-their partnership becomes a lot more than a simple deal.

I'm Ava Rani, and I write messy rich people. Passion burns as brightly as the glittering worlds my characters live in. My stories celebrate flawed, real characters navigating love, power, and scandal in some of the most glamorous settings imaginable. If you're here for scandals, secrets, and sizzling romance-you've come to the right place.

Kristen Callihan's Game On series
Now in print with exclusive new bonus content!

It's lust at first sight in the fourth book of New York Times bestselling author Kristen Callihan's Game On series.

Unreasonably sexy NFL star Finn Mannus plus a few guys from the team agree to do a charity calendar photo shoot--naked. With a name like Chess, Finn assumes the photographer is male. But when Chess opens the door to her studio, Finn's confidence comes off as cocky arrogance. Even while in the buff, Finn manages to firmly plant both feet in his mouth, setting Chess's teeth on edge.

With their flinty chemistry, it's going to be hard to keep things strictly professional.

Kristen Callihan's The Hot Shot is chock-full of delicious tropes, including:

• Lust at first sight
• Opposites attract
• Grumpy sunshine (she's the grump)
• Friends with benefits
• Plus, a sexy playboy football star who wants a lot more, and a heroine who just...doesn't.

The GAME ON series by Kristen Callihan:

• Book 1: The Hook Up
• Book 2: The Friend Zone
• Book 3: The Game Plan
• Book 4: The Hot Shot
• Book 5: Only on Gameday - coming in 2026!

KRISTEN CALLIHAN is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling, award-winning author. Her books have been translated into multiple languages throughout the world. She lives in the Washington, DC area with her family. When she's not writing, you might find Kristen curled up on the couch, watching Poirot or Murder She Wrote and drinking tea. But don't let that fool you; she's also in a lifelong love affair with coffee. kristencallihan.com

From #1 Amazon best-selling author of Tis the Season for Revenge comes a new steamy, small-town grumpy sunshine romance!

What to expect:

• Grumpy sunshine dynamic and banter
• Feuding neighbors
• She's the outgoing town sweetheart who helps everyone
• He's the grumpy songwriter who moved to the small town to disappear
• He hates Christmas, she's the head of the decorating committee

Wren King is the one person in town everyone can rely on: need someone to watch your kids? She's got it, you deserve a night off! Want a five dozen cookies for a bake sale? Call up Wren; she loves to bake. As the small town of Holly Ridge's sweetheart, she's always available to help, even if it leaves little time for herself along the way.

But this holiday season, it's ramped up to the next level. As her first year as the head of the decorating committee, a title she inherited after her grandmother passed away, she's determined to make it the best and brightest year Holly Ridge has ever seen. A bigger festival, decorations on every possible inch of town, and, of course, more lights. Who cares if she's tired and worn down? She can sleep in January. Christmas only comes but once a year, after all.

Adam Porter moved to Holly Ridge in search of peace and quiet. As a well-known songwriter with writer's block, he's hoping a sleepy small town will be the perfect place to find his inspiration and write again. The problem? He hates Christmas. This year, he's hoping to hide away in the small town, avoid Christmas completely, and write the next big hit by the New Year.

Unfortunately, when he tells his new next-door neighbor, Wren, that he has no plans to decorate his home and thus threatens to break a sixty-year tradition in the town, a battle of decor ensues. As the season progresses and Wren becomes increasingly determined, Adam remains steadfast in his conviction that nothing will make him enjoy the holidays.

Definitely not his sunshiny neighbor, who is convinced she has enough holiday cheer for the two of them.

Morgan is a born and raised Jersey girl, living there with her two boys, toddler daughter, and mechanic husband. She’s addicted to iced espresso, barbecue chips, and Starburst jellybeans. She usually has headphones on, listening to some spicy audiobook or Taylor Swift. There is rarely an in between.

Writing has been her calling for as long as she can remember. There’s a framed ‘page one’ of a book she wrote at seven hanging in her childhood home to prove the point. Her entire life she’s crafted stories in her mind, begging to be released but it wasn’t until recently she finally gave them the reigns.