Tastes Like Summer Soirée with Caroline Frank
About this Event
Join us in celebrating the release of by Caroline Frank, a warm, witty romance about fresh starts, complicated families, and a fling that might just be worth fighting for.
We’ll sit down with Caroline and USA Today best-selling author Chelsea Curto to talk about Diana Castillo, a newly divorced mom who heads to the Hamptons with her two daughters hoping for a little stability and instead finds herself sparring with Michael Haynes, a very attractive local chef. As Diana and her girls become an unexpected source of inspiration for Michael’s stalled restaurant dreams, sparks fly both in and out of the kitchen, even as both of them know their summer romance comes with an expiration date.
After the conversation, stick around for a meet and greet with the author. Caroline will sign and personalize Tastes Like Summer as well as up to two titles brought from home.
Event Details
- 6:30 PM: Doors Open – Settle in and get ready for a great discussion!
- 7:00 PM: Discussion Begins – Caroline and Chelsea will dive into Tastes Like Summer.
- 7:45 PM: Q&A Session – Your chance to ask the author about their writing process!
- 8:00 PM: Signatures, Snapping Pics, and Salutations – Meet the author, get your book signed, snap a photo, and feel free to shop the store for your next favorite read!
- 8:30 PM: Head to the register to make any final purchases.
- 9:00 PM: Event Wraps Up – Thanks for joining us!
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Accessibility
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Book Pickup Policy
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About The Author
Caroline Frank is a Venezuelan author and self-proclaimed shoe addict. She currently resides in Philadelphia with her husband, two crazy cats, and even crazier German Shepherd.
She spends her days reading, writing, and crafting. Her favorite things include the first sip of a Coke on a hot day, crocheting, baking sourdough, and using self-deprecating humor to get through the day.
About TASTES LIKE SUMMER
Diana Castillo just wants to get some stability back in her life. Newly single with two pre-teen daughters, one of whom is recently diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes, the knocks have come hard and fast.
When she’s offered a summer in the Hamptons for her and her girls to recoup, Diana jumps at the chance.
What she isn’t expecting is a summer fling—especially not with the hot local chef who manages to get under her skin. She’s newly divorced and has no room for anyone but her girls.
Michael Haynes is one year into the dad role after adopting his estranged biological daughter, and it’s upended his career and life in unexpected and wonderful ways. Except it’s stymied him in the kitchen, and his new restaurant venture of farm-to-table delicacies with his cousin has stalled out. He’s professionally and creatively constipated.
But when his daughter befriends two sweet and rambunctious girls, he meets their mother: a woman with a tough exterior that has him defensive and questioning all of his parenting choices.
That friction turns into something more as Diana and her girls become his inspiration for new recipes that have his motivation sputtering back to life. The problem is that it’s got his heart resurrecting, too.
Michael and Diana’s passion has the kitchen heating up, but life has a way of reminding them this fling has an expiration date.
They’ll have to decide if a summer together is all they want or if only a taste is not enough.
About The Conversation Partner
Chelsea Curto is a USA Today best-selling author of banter-filled romance novels that highlight strong women and the men obsessed with them. When she’s not writing, she loves spending time between the Northeast and Florida while daydreaming about what book she’s going to read next.
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