Never Been Shipped: A Conversation with Alicia Thompson

Join us at The Gilded Page bookstore on Thursday, June 26th at 6:30 PM as we welcome USA Today bestselling author Alicia Thompson to celebrate her latest release, Never Been Shipped, an electric romance in which a band reunion may be enough to change two musicians' tune on love. Alicia will be in conversation with Ivy Fairbanks, author of Morbidly Yours. Books will be available for purchase during the event, however we recommend preordering with us to guarantee your signed copy.

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ABOUT NEVER BEEN SHIPPED:
A band reunion may be enough to change two musicians' tune on love in this electric romance from USA Today bestselling author Alicia Thompson.

Micah's relationship to music is complicated. As teenagers, her band took off after being featured on a popular TV show, but the group barely released their sophomore album before breaking up. Now, over a decade later, the band is reuniting for one more performance on a themed cruise, and Micah is determined to learn from her past mistakes -- no losing herself in the music, and no losing her heart along the way.

John misses playing in a band, and mostly he misses Micah, who'd been his best friend until the music stopped. Back then, he didn't take the lead, either in his guitar parts or while he sat back and watched her date another bandmate. John's never been one to rock the boat, but he's faced with another chance now that this cruise has brought music -- and Micah -- back in his life.

Onboard, Micah can't help but see John with brand new eyes, and John's feelings only intensify as the discordant band's tension grows to a breaking point. With five days at sea, there's a ticking clock on anything that might develop between them, and they'll have to decide if their relationship is destined to be more than a one-hit wonder.

ABOUT ALICIA THOMPSON:
Alicia Thompson is a writer, reader, and lover of baseball. Her novels include Love in the Time of Serial Killers, With Love, from Cold World, The Art of Catching Feelings, and Never Been Shipped. She lives in sunny Central Florida with her husband, two children, and a cat named Luna.

ABOUT MORBIDLY YOURS:
TikTok sensation Morbidly Yours is an opposites-attract romantic dramedy about a shy, demisexual Irish mortician who must marry by his 35th birthday to keep his beloved family business, and the Texan widow escaping her past who moves in next door.

ABOUT IVY FAIRBANKS:
Ivy Fairbanks is the author of Morbidly Yours and the upcoming Heart Strings and a shameless consumer of rom-com books, hazelnut coffee, and Hozier music. Not necessarily in that order. Living with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome has made her a believer in the importance of representation in romance. Fairbanks writes stories where realistic characters find love, acceptance, and their happily-ever-afters. She lives in the Tampa Bay area with her husband and son. At any given moment, she is probably trapped under a sleeping tabby cat.

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