IN A HEARTBEAT: Launch Party with Ali Novak in conversation with Donna Ghorbanpoor
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From Ali Novak, "New York Times" bestselling author of "My Life with the Walter Boys", comes the final book in The Heartbreak Chronicles series, perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Kasie West!
"In a Heartbeat" is the long-awaited fourth and final book in The Heartbreak Chronicles, the fan-favorite series from Ali Novak following four girls whose lives become entangled with a world-famous boy band, the Heartbreakers!
In the final installment, Cara's cancer remission has left her feeling directionless, but a bucket list and a friendship with JJ, the drummer for the Heartbreakers, has helped her find her way. But should love be the next step when so much is still uncertain?
Join us at Blue House Books on Monday, August 24th, for Ali Novak's Launch Party to celebrate the release of "In a Heartbeat"!
Ali will be discussing "In a Heartbeat" with fellow YA author Donna Ghorbanpoor ("Oh My Affogato!"), answering questions from the audience, and signing books!
Each attendee will also receive a free Heartbreakers mocktail from the Sipster, plus an exclusive sticker!
This event is ticketed, check out the details and grab your ticket here: https://withfriends.co/event/28218292
ABOUT IN A HEARTBEAT:
When so much is uncertain, how can love be the next step?
Even though her lymphoma is in remission, Cara Samuel feels anything but normal. After years of preparing for the worst, she has no idea what kind of life she wants, now that she's (probably? maybe?) going to live. So she hopes completing a "bucket list" she abandoned a few years ago will help her find herself again. She's already crossed one thing off the list: meeting her favorite band, the Heartbreakers. Well, it's only because her sister Stella's dating the lead singer, but it's a start.
It's not long before Cara's taken a polar plunge, started planning the tattoo she'll get, and also... is playing fake girlfriend to JJ Morris, the Heartbreaker's drummer. Okay, that definitely wasn't on her list, but weirdly enough, the band's brashest, most obnoxious member has turned out to be a surprisingly great listener and a sweet friend. And when he needs to get some distance from his tricky ex, Cara's happy to help out.
Trouble is, JJ might be catching feelings, and while she'll never admit it, Cara is too. By now she knows better than to count on the future, and the last thing she wants is for him to get hurt. Can't they keep pretending there's nothing between them?
ABOUT ALI NOVAK:
Born and raised in Wisconsin, Ali Novak is the "New York Times" and internationally bestselling author of contemporary young adult novels. She started writing her debut book, "My Life with the Walter Boys", when she was only fifteen. Since then, her work has received more than 150 million reads online. When she isn't writing, Novak enjoys traveling with her husband, Jared; binding fan fiction; and reading any type of fantasy novel she can get her hands on. You can follow her on Wattpad, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok @authoralinovak
ABOUT OH MY AFFOGATO!:
"Love & Gelato" meets "Emily in Paris" in this sassy, sexy romp through the Amalfi Coast starring a boy-crazy teenager trying to make something real with her on-again-off-again guy before realizing the best things in life—like love and vacations—can’t be planned for.
Soraya is so close to getting the boy of her dreams to finally pay attention to her—she’s sure of it. She’s finally graduated from high school, glowed up, and is ready to show her on-again-off-again, secret situationship Wes what he’s missing out on. And when she learns that Wes is heading to Italy on a trip with his fraternity brothers, Sora decides that there’s no better place to reignite a romance than the Amalfi Coast!
Under the guise of a graduation Euro trip with her friends, Soraya’s plan is simple: make memories with her besties during the day, make out with Wes at night, and make sure she comes out of this vacation with the title of Official Girlfriend and Grown College Girlie. But vacations can be messy, and romances messier—especially when you’re keeping secrets from your friends, discovering your dream boy may be a nightmare, and spending more and more time with the sweet, wholesome, and supremely cute Italian boy whose family runs the B&B.
For a girl who’s a true believer in sure things, Soraya has to learn the hard way that there really is no planning for love—or an epic vacation.
ABOUT DONNA GHORBANPOOR:
Donna Ghorbanpoor was raised in Wisconsin in an Iranian American household with an unreasonably early curfew. A victim of frequent groundings for breaking that curfew, she liked to curl up with books and root for the Packers and has watched every episode of the show Psych ten times. She lives in Wisconsin with her husband and two spoiled dogs. Oh My Affogato! is her first book.
"In a Heartbeat" is the long-awaited fourth and final book in The Heartbreak Chronicles, the fan-favorite series from Ali Novak following four girls whose lives become entangled with a world-famous boy band, the Heartbreakers!
In the final installment, Cara's cancer remission has left her feeling directionless, but a bucket list and a friendship with JJ, the drummer for the Heartbreakers, has helped her find her way. But should love be the next step when so much is still uncertain?
Join us at Blue House Books on Monday, August 24th, for Ali Novak's Launch Party to celebrate the release of "In a Heartbeat"!
Ali will be discussing "In a Heartbeat" with fellow YA author Donna Ghorbanpoor ("Oh My Affogato!"), answering questions from the audience, and signing books!
Each attendee will also receive a free Heartbreakers mocktail from the Sipster, plus an exclusive sticker!
This event is ticketed, check out the details and grab your ticket here: https://withfriends.co/event/28218292
ABOUT IN A HEARTBEAT:
When so much is uncertain, how can love be the next step?
Even though her lymphoma is in remission, Cara Samuel feels anything but normal. After years of preparing for the worst, she has no idea what kind of life she wants, now that she's (probably? maybe?) going to live. So she hopes completing a "bucket list" she abandoned a few years ago will help her find herself again. She's already crossed one thing off the list: meeting her favorite band, the Heartbreakers. Well, it's only because her sister Stella's dating the lead singer, but it's a start.
It's not long before Cara's taken a polar plunge, started planning the tattoo she'll get, and also... is playing fake girlfriend to JJ Morris, the Heartbreaker's drummer. Okay, that definitely wasn't on her list, but weirdly enough, the band's brashest, most obnoxious member has turned out to be a surprisingly great listener and a sweet friend. And when he needs to get some distance from his tricky ex, Cara's happy to help out.
Trouble is, JJ might be catching feelings, and while she'll never admit it, Cara is too. By now she knows better than to count on the future, and the last thing she wants is for him to get hurt. Can't they keep pretending there's nothing between them?
ABOUT ALI NOVAK:
Born and raised in Wisconsin, Ali Novak is the "New York Times" and internationally bestselling author of contemporary young adult novels. She started writing her debut book, "My Life with the Walter Boys", when she was only fifteen. Since then, her work has received more than 150 million reads online. When she isn't writing, Novak enjoys traveling with her husband, Jared; binding fan fiction; and reading any type of fantasy novel she can get her hands on. You can follow her on Wattpad, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok @authoralinovak
ABOUT OH MY AFFOGATO!:
"Love & Gelato" meets "Emily in Paris" in this sassy, sexy romp through the Amalfi Coast starring a boy-crazy teenager trying to make something real with her on-again-off-again guy before realizing the best things in life—like love and vacations—can’t be planned for.
Soraya is so close to getting the boy of her dreams to finally pay attention to her—she’s sure of it. She’s finally graduated from high school, glowed up, and is ready to show her on-again-off-again, secret situationship Wes what he’s missing out on. And when she learns that Wes is heading to Italy on a trip with his fraternity brothers, Sora decides that there’s no better place to reignite a romance than the Amalfi Coast!
Under the guise of a graduation Euro trip with her friends, Soraya’s plan is simple: make memories with her besties during the day, make out with Wes at night, and make sure she comes out of this vacation with the title of Official Girlfriend and Grown College Girlie. But vacations can be messy, and romances messier—especially when you’re keeping secrets from your friends, discovering your dream boy may be a nightmare, and spending more and more time with the sweet, wholesome, and supremely cute Italian boy whose family runs the B&B.
For a girl who’s a true believer in sure things, Soraya has to learn the hard way that there really is no planning for love—or an epic vacation.
ABOUT DONNA GHORBANPOOR:
Donna Ghorbanpoor was raised in Wisconsin in an Iranian American household with an unreasonably early curfew. A victim of frequent groundings for breaking that curfew, she liked to curl up with books and root for the Packers and has watched every episode of the show Psych ten times. She lives in Wisconsin with her husband and two spoiled dogs. Oh My Affogato! is her first book.
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