Second Chance Soirée with Brittainy Cherry & Jennifer Safrey
About this Event
Join us for a special afternoon event with Brittainy Cherry and Jennifer Safrey and as they celebrate both of their titles in a conversation about writing romance, resilience, and the courage it takes to open your heart again.
In Cherry's emotional new novel, , two wounded souls reconnect a decade after a life-changing friendship first brought them hope. The special edition included in event ticket options features designed edges and art on the inside cover.
In Safrey's charming small-town romance, , former classmates Ana and Roman are reunited at the Moonrise Inn and forced to confront the feelings they've spent years keeping at bay.
Together, these stories explore lost dreams, old wounds, undeniable chemistry, and the possibility that the right person can find their way back into your life when you least expect it.
After the discussion, guests are invited to meet both authors, have books personalized!
EVENT DETAILS
- 12:30 PM: Doors Open – Settle in, and get ready for a great discussion!
- 1:00 PM: Discussion Begins – Brittainy Cherry and Jennifer Safrey will dive into Karla & Ash and On This Harvest Moon.
- 1:45 PM: Q&A Session – Your chance to ask the author anything!
- 2:00 PM: Signatures, Snapping Pics, and Salutations – Meet the author, get your book signed, snap a photo.
- 3:00 PM: Event Wraps Up – Thanks for joining us! Feel free to stick around and shop the store for your next favorite read!
Tickets are limited, so grab yours soon! If the event sells out, you can join the Eventbrite waitlist by selecting “Reserve a spot” followed by “Join Waitlist”. Should any spots open up, you’ll have 24 hours to register before we offer it to the next person.
ACCESSIBILITY
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BOOK PICKUP POLICY
If you purchased a book with your event ticket but can’t make it to the event—and don’t request a refund—we’ll happily hold your book for pickup for up to 30 days after the event date.
We’ll be in touch via the email you provided at checkout to help coordinate pickup. After 30 days, if we haven’t heard from you or made other arrangements, we’ll consider the book abandoned property and may donate it or return it to inventory so it can find a new home.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Brittainy Cherry is an international bestselling author of 20+ novels. Published in over twenty countries, she has found her dream career when it comes to writing romance novels. She graduated from Carroll University with a bachelor’s degree in Theatre Arts and a minor in Creative Writing and lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
ABOUT KARLA & ASH
The highly anticipated third book in the Chances series by USA Today bestselling author Brittainy Cherry. An emotional second-chance romance about two broken souls who found each other once — and must choose to find each other again. This edition features designed edges and art on the inside cover.
Two broken souls. One life-changing friendship. A love ten years in the making.
When fifteen-year-old Karla East’s world shattered in a car accident that took her mother and left her scarred, she stopped believing in second chances. Drowning in grief and self-loathing, she became invisible—until Ashish Banks saw her. A boy haunted by his own demons, Ash understood darkness in ways no one else could. In cemetery conversations and stolen moments, two broken teenagers found something neither expected: hope. But when tragedy struck again, Ash moved away, and Karla was left with only memories of the boy who once saved her life.
Ten years later, fate intervenes when paramedic Ashish Banks responds to an emergency at Karla’s bookshop. The boy she once knew has become a man still fighting his own battles, and the girl he saved has transformed into a woman who learned to save herself. As they reconnect, old wounds resurface alongside an undeniable pull neither can ignore. Ash is terrified of losing her again, and Karla knows loving someone means risking everything. But some connections transcend time, and some loves are worth every scar. Now they must decide: let fear win, or fight for the love that’s been waiting a decade to come home.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jennifer Safrey is an award-winning author of romance and fantasy fiction whose books are known for their emotional depth, heartfelt characters, and imaginative reimaginings of classic fairy-tale heroines. Her novel After Happily Ever: An Epic Novel of Midlife Rebellion, released in June 2025, received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews and Booklist, along with praise from Library Journal. She is also the creator of the Moonrise Inn romance series, which began with On This Harvest Moon and Christmas Under a Cold Moon, with additional installments forthcoming in 2027.
In addition to writing novels, Jennifer is an adjunct professor at Emerson College, where she teaches a graduate course on romance fiction, and she works as a freelance editor. The author of six previous books, including five Harlequin romances, she has twice received the Golden Leaf Award for Best Long Contemporary Romance. Originally from Long Island, she now lives in the Boston area with her novelist boyfriend, Teddy, and their two cats, Kimura and Potus. When she’s not writing, she enjoys books, creative projects, and sharing her colorful world with readers.
ABOUT ON THIS HARVEST MOON
(The Moonrise Inn Series Book 1)
A decade ago, Ana Capuano was the golden girl of Seasalter High—the ambitious and unstoppable valedictorian. But law school broke her, and now she’s stuck in a life that feels like a shadow of what should have been. She’s convinced she’s a failure with nothing to offer to anyone, much less a romantic partner.
Roman Montgomery was the school’s star athlete who operated with an effortless charm. But watching his father walk out and seeing his brother’s marriage crumble convinced him that love is a disaster waiting to happen. To protect himself—and any woman who dares get close to him—he keeps romance at arm’s length.
Now, fate throws Ana and Roman back together at the enchanting, newly opened Moonrise Inn when they return home for the wedding of their best friends. But when the nuptials are abruptly canceled, they find themselves caught in the middle of their friends’ resentful breakup, their loyalties tested.
Ana and Roman can’t ignore the crackling tension and undeniable chemistry between them. Acting on their feelings means risking their friends’ disapproval—and taking a chance on the kind of love they both swore they’d never trust.
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