“SUGAR, SPICE & THE NOT-SO-NICE: FOUR YA ROM-COMS”
Four young adult authors discuss how love can form under pressure or flare up with passion. The daughter of a proud Cuban family bakery enters
REALMS & ROMANCE – FICTION
ROMINA GARBER’s Castle of the Cursed follows a girl’s supernatural path after her parents’ mysterious deaths. Suffering from survivor’s guilt, she goes to live with
’TIS THE SEASON FOR LOVE: HOLIDAY ROMANCE – FICTION
With Christmas nearing, two women swap homes. One has been lying to her family about her engagement and just wants to get away; the other
“THE ART OF ROMANCE IN DIVERSE LOVE STORIES” – PANEL
Join authors T.J. ALEXANDER, Triple Sec; J.J. ARIAS, Guava Flavored Lies: A Lesbian Romance; LIANA DE LA ROSA, Isabel and The Rogue; ADRIANA HERRERA, An
HER BODY REAWAKENED: ON LOVE, DESIRE & LEAVING – FICTION
In CLAIRE LOMBARDO’s Same As It Ever Was: A Novel, after years of emotional turbulence, 57-year-old Julia finally feels that she has a firm handle
ALL’S FAIR IN LOVE & COMEDY – FICTION
LAUREN APPELBAUM’s Rachel Weiss’s Group Chat is a romantic comedy about feeling stuck, friendship, and being open to love. Rachel relies on her juicy group
WHAT IS LOVE? BABY, DON’T BURDEN ME – FICTION
In ABRAHAM YU-YOUNG CHANG’s 888 Love and the Divine Burden of Numbers: A Novel, college student Young falls in love with the brilliant and charismatic
ROCK & ROMANCE – FICTION
ISABEL BANTA’s Honey: A Novel follows the meteoric rise of a female pop star during the late 1990s and early aughts after she escapes her
LADIES WHO LIVE, LOVE & LAUGH – FICTION
LAUREN APPELBAUM’s Rachel Weiss’s Group Chat is about feeling stuck, friendship, and being open to love. Rachel relies on her juicy group chat for entertainment
“WELCOME TO YOUR ROMANCE ERA” – PANEL
What makes romance so captivating? Join authors NATALIE CAÑA, Sleeping with the Frenemy; GABRIELLA GAMEZ, The Next Best Fling; CELESTINE MARTIN, Witchful Thinking; DANICA NAVA,