An Evening with author Penn Cole in conversation with Katie Chandler

Riverstone Books is thrilled to welcome best-selling fantasy author Penn Cole on tour for the release of the final book in the Kindred's Curse Saga, Burn of the Everflame. Joining her in conversation is Katie Chandler, author of our new favorite sapphic tennis romance, Backhanded Compliments. We are very excited to host both of these incredible authors in Pittsburgh!!

Also, if you are feeling it, we highly encourage you all to wear black and red to the event in honor of the book!!!

See below for all details regarding the event and please reach out to us if you have any questions.

• Doors will open at 6:30pm, the event will start at 7:00pm.
• Every Book Bundle and Book Bundle+1 ticket will include one, signed, collectible, hardcover edition of Burn of the Everflame and will be available for pick-up at check-in for the event. General admission tickets do not include a book.
• Additional copies will be available for sale at the event, in addition to a limited number of copies of the rest of the Kindred's Curse Saga books.
• All books purchased from Riverstone at the event will be pre-signed.
• For those who wish, you will be able to get your book personalized after the event. Due to time constraints, you may get 1 book signed & personalized by the author, either your pre-signed copy or a book from home. If you have any questions, please feel free to email [email protected].
• Guests are allowed to bring copies of Katie Chandler's books to the event to be signed. We will also have a limited number of copies of Backhanded Compliments for sale.
• Your email confirmation will serve as your ticket. You may print it out and bring it or show us the confirmation on your phone at check-in.
• Event tickets are non-refundable within 7 days before the event.
• If you cannot attend the event, we will hold your autographed books at the front counter of Riverstone Squirrel Hill for pick-up. Please give us 24 hours post-event to prepare your books for pick-up or to transfer your book to Riverstone McCandless. If you would still like your book to be personalized, please let us know 24 hours before the event how you would like it enscribed.
• This ticketed event will take place at the Greater Pittsburgh Masonic Center (3579 Masonic Way, Pittsburgh, PA 15237). The facility has a large parking lot.
• Please do not line up outside of the Greater Pittsburgh Masonic Center prior to doors open.

About the book:

Now in a collectible hardcover edition featuring gorgeous full-color endpapers, a foiled and embossed jacket, and an exclusive designed hardcover case.

The highly anticipated never-before-published final book in the Kindred's Curse Saga, a slow-burn, epic romantasy series following one woman who must risk everything to save her family—and all of mortalkind.

War has overtaken Emarion. In the north, Ophiucae and his army of bloodthirsty mortals seek to eradicate all Descended from the continent. In the south, the Guardians of the Everflame lie in wait, plotting a rebellion generations overdue.

In Lumnos, Realm of Light and Shadow, the Crowns are gathering. Caught between two deadly foes, they must form an unlikely alliance to save their people.

But the Crowns have a secret—and a heart without its mate will burn the world down to fulfill its fate.

Hatred reigns. Hope seems lost. With the future in darkness, can a flame emerge to bring the light?

About the Author:

Penn Cole is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of magical worlds, feisty women, and angsty romance. Her debut series, The Kindred’s Curse Saga, has been sold in sixteen languages to date. Before pursuing her lifelong dream of publishing, Penn had a prior career as an artist and attorney. Although she’s a Texas girl born and bred, she currently lives with her husband in France, where she can usually be found eating far too many pastries and trolling her readers on Discord. For the latest updates on appearances, new releases, and bonus content from the series, join Penn’s mailing list at PennCole.com or follow @AuthorPennCole on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook.

About the Conversation Partner:

Katie Chandler is a romance author, who loves adding a speculative twist to her kissing books. She is passionate about writing joyful queer love stories that are full of tenderness, angst, and spice. You can usually find Katie writing with a full caffeine iced beverage, a Taylor Swift album blasting, and her yellow lab, Blue, who makes sure her feet are toasty and that she takes regular breaks to give him treats. When not writing, Katie spends her time watching tennis with her snuggly black lab, Bunny, chasing her thieving chocolate lab, Bear, who thinks her socks are his chew toys, and wondering where her glasses are (they’re nestled in her hair).