Author event with Lauren Kung Jessen

Schedule

Fri Mar 20 2026 at 06:30 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Parnassus Books | Nashville, TN

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Parnassus Books presents Lauren Kung Jessen, in conversation with Sarah Adams and Cara Bastone, for Lauren's new book, THE FORTUNE FLIP.
About this Event

Parnassus Books is thrilled to present an evening with Lauren Kung Jessen, in conversation with Sarah Adams and Cara Bastone, to celebrate Lauren's new book, The Fortune Flip.

This ticketed event will take place at Parnassus Books (3900 Hilllsboro Pike, Suite 14, Nashville, TN 37215) on Monday, March 20th, at 6:30 PM.

All books will be pre-signed, and Lauren will have a signing line for personalizations after the event on stage.

Tickets:

$21.00 - includes one general admission seat and one signed copy of The Fortune Flip.

Parking:

There is ample free parking in front of the store, as well as in the lot and garage behind the store.

About the book:

This charming rom-com is filled with Chinese traditions, second chances, and a luck-changing love story that will appeal to readers of Helen Hoang, Jasmine Guillory, and Sarah Adams.

"Deeply romantic, real, funny, and heartfelt." --Christina Lauren, New York Times bestselling author of The Unhoneymooners

A stroke of luck.

Hazel Yen would love to be that person who doesn't believe in bad luck. But having lost her job, her mom, her optimism, and even her dim-sum leftovers, she's sitting in a fortune teller's booth, desperate for a sign--any sign--that her luck might change. Which is when fate crashes into her, disguised as Logan Wells and his utterly chaotic cat. Except after one spontaneous and mind-melting kiss, Hazel's terrible misfortune starts taking a turn for the miraculous. Money problems vanish. A new job lands in her lap. And she's crushing--hard--on the guy who started it all.

Only there's a problem: Logan's luck has taken a turn for the worse. A shared lottery ticket could be just the answer they're seeking or a disaster waiting to happen. Has Hazel's fortune truly changed? And if so, could winning at life mean losing at love?


About the author:

Lauren Kung Jessen is a mixed-race Chinese American writer with a fondness for witty, flirtatious dialogue and making meals with too many steps but lots of flavor. She is fascinated by myths and superstitions and how ideas, beliefs, traditions, and stories evolve over time. From attending culinary school to working in the world of Big Tech to writing love stories, Lauren cares about creating experiences that make people feel something. When she's not writing novels, she works as a content strategist and user experience writer. She also has a food and film blog, A Dash of Cinema, where she makes food inspired by movies and TV shows.

About Sarah Adams:

Sarah Adams is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Rome, Kentucky series and the Los Angeles Sharks duology. She writes tender, joyful romances from Nashville, Tennessee--almost always with a cat curled up in her lap. Known for crafting stories full of heart, humor, and swoony slow-burn chemistry, Sarah's books are a cozy escape for the romantics, the dreamers, and the deep feelers. Her Southern roots shape her voice, her characters, and her love of big emotions told with warmth and charm.

About Cara Bastone:

Cara Bastone is the bestselling author of Ready or Not and Promise Me Sunshine. She lives and writes in Brooklyn with her husband, sons, and an almost-goldendoodle. Her goal with her work is to find the swoon in ordinary love stories. She's been a fan of the romance genre since she found a grocery bag filled with her grandmother's old Harlequin Romances when she was in high school. She's a fangirl for pretzel sticks, long walks through Prospect Park, and love stories featuring men who aren't hobbled by their own masculinity.

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Where is it happening?

Parnassus Books, 3900 Hillsboro Pike, Nashville, United States

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