Save the Date Release Party with Mallory Kass

Join us for a mini cake decorating party to celebrate the new release of Save the Date by Mallory Kass, in conversation with Kara McDowell!

• Date: May 14, 2026
• Time: 6:00 - 8:00 PM
• Location: In Bloom Bookery - 42031 Main Street, Suite C, Temecula, CA 92590

• Save the Date bundle: $25
• Includes entry to the event, a signed copy of Save the Date by Mallory Kass, and a mini cake decorating kit!

• Mallory Kass will sign and personalize (name only, no messages/quotes) Save the Date.
• You may bring up to three (3) additional books to be signed by Mallory Kass and Kara McDowell. You can bring the additional books from home or purchase them from us. Additional books brought from home will only be signed, not personalized.

Mallory Kass, also known by the pen name Kass Morgan, is the New York Times bestselling author of numerous young adult novels, including the series The 100, which has been translated into over twenty languages and was adapted into a critically acclaimed hit television series. Save the Date is her adult fiction debut. Follow her on X @KassMorganBooks.

A romantic comedy of manners about a lavish wedding weekend gone very, very wrong with the slow-burn romance of Emily Henry and the fizzy humor of Sophie Kinsella.

The Bride: Beautiful, seemingly carefree Marigold is tired of being treated like a shallow it-girl. That’s one of the many reasons she’s excited to marry Jonathan—the handsome, kind, respectable doctor of her dreams. So when a shocking secret from her past threatens to ruin her wedding, she’ll do anything to make it disappear...even if it means tracking down a man she vowed to avoid forever.

The Maid of Honor: As the bride’s best friend, all Natalie wants is for this wedding to go off without a hitch. There’s only one problem: Natalie has secretly been in love with the groom since college. When Marigold disappears, Natalie is forced to ask whether she can keep burying her feelings for the sake of friendship...or if she’s ready to risk everything to pursue her own happy ending.

The Sister: Olivia has spent her life cleaning up Marigold’s messes. So she’s determined to keep the wedding on track for the sake of their mother, who’s battling cancer and longs for one last perfect weekend. But when Jonathan’s best man—a prickly academic with a heart of gold—ropes her into a fake dating scheme, sparks unexpectedly fly. Will Olivia sacrifice her own happiness again, or could this fake relationship turn into the truest choice she’s ever made?

Heartwarming, hilarious, and sparklingly romantic, Save the Date will have you cheering for love in all its messy, unexpected glory.

Kara McDowell is the author of romantic comedies for adults and teens. She lives with her husband and three sons in Mesa, Arizona. When she's not at a baseball game, she divides her time between writing, baking, and wishing for rain.

Info: Doors open at 5:30 PM.

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