THE MR. & MRS. MISTAKE: Brighton Walsh in conversation with Cara Tanamachi
Schedule
Mon Jan 05 2026 at 06:30 pm to 08:30 pm
UTC-06:00Location
5915 6th Ave A, Kenosha, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53140 | Kenosha, WI
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Kick off the new year in the best way possible, with an author event with our cherished local romance author, Brighton Walsh! Brighton's newest release, "The Mr. & Mrs. Mistake" has all our favorite romance tropes: enemies-to-lovers, brother's best friend, marriage of convenience, only one bed, forced proximity, black cat and golden retriever, and so much more! It's another kick-your-feet-and-giggle romance story that is sure to be your new favorite. Join Brighton at Blue House Books on Monday, January 5th, at 6:30 p.m., where she will be discussing the latest installment in the Steele Brothers of Starlight Cove series with fellow romance author, Cara Tanamachi, answering questions from the audience, and signing books!
Come celebrate with this fabulous local author and grab a signed copy!
This event requires a $5 reservation deposit. Get all the details here: https://www.blue-house-books.com/events/4092520260105
About THE MR. & MRS. MISTAKE:
My best friend's little sister has been getting under my skin for decades. She's my lifelong nemesis and now-apparently—my wife.
When Willa Jameson stumbled into my bar drunk, heartbroken, and desperate to save her family farm, I offered to marry her. For “convenience.”
Which is hilarious, because nothing about my attraction to this hurricane with hips has ever been convenient.
Now we're sharing a roof, a bed, and a potential felony thanks to our fake marriage.
It's supposed to be a favor between not-quite-friends- but-not-quite-enemies. Then our late-night arguments turn into practice make out sessions.
But according to her, that changes absolutely nothing between us.
No matter how many lines we draw, we keep crossing them—in the kitchen, on the porch, in the tiny bed that's become both heaven and hell.
And the woman who swears she hates me starts looking at me like I might be exactly what she needs.
She calls me her temporary husband. I call her my daily torture, because every day we play house, it feels less like pretending and more like home.
When this ends, I don't know how I'm going to forget what it felt like to call her mine. So either I walk away with her, or I don't walk away at all.
About BRIGHTON WALSH:
Award-winning "USA Today" and "Wall Street Journal" bestselling author Brighton Walsh spent a decade as a professional photographer before taking her storytelling in a different direction and reconnecting with her first love —writing. She likes her books how she likes her tea—steamy and satisfying—and adores strong-willed heroines and the protective heroes who fall head over heels for them.
Throughout her twelve years as a published author, Brighton's written more than 40 romances, some of which have earned starred reviews from "Library Journal" and "Booklist", with one of her novels named among "Booklist's" top 101 romances of the past decade. Her work has been featured in "Women's Health" and "Publishers Weekly", among other publications.
Brighton lives along the shores of Lake Michigan with her real-life hero of a husband, her two kids—both taller than her—and her dog who thinks she's a queen. Her boy-filled house is the setting for dirty socks galore, frequent dance parties (okay, so it's mostly her, by herself, while her children look on in horror), and more laughter than she thought possible.
About THE TAKEOVER:
Sometimes, when you ask the universe for your soulmate, you wind up with your hate mate instead.
On Nami's 30th birthday, she’s reminded at every turn that her life isn’t what she planned. She’s always excelled at everything – until now. Her fiancé blew up their engagement. Her pride and joy, the tech company she helped to found, is about to lose funding. And her sister, Sora, is getting married to the man of her dreams, Jack, and instead of being happy for her, as she knows she ought to be, she’s fighting off jealousy.
Frustrated with her life, she makes a wish on a birthday candle to find her soulmate. Instead, the universe delivers her hate mate, Nami’s old high school nemesis, Jae Lee, the most popular kid from high school, who also narrowly beat her out for valedictorian. More than a decade later, Jae is still as effortlessly cool, charming, and stylish as ever, and, to make matters worse, is planning a hostile take-over of her start-up. Cue: sharp elbows and even sharper banter as the two go head-to-head to see who’ll win this time. But when their rivalry ignites a different kind of passion, Nami starts to realize that it's not just her company that's in danger of being taken over, but her heart as well.
"Readers will cheer on this pair of sparring hearts." - "Publishers Weekly" (Starred Review)
About CARA TANAMACHI:
Cara Tanamachi is the "USA Today" bestselling author of "The Takeover", and the Diverse Writer and Readers’ International award-winner, "The Second You’re Single". She also writes under the name Cara Lockwood, authoring 40 books, including "I Do (But I Don’t)", which became an original Lifetime Movie. She also wrote the novelization of "The Dater’s Handbook", a Hallmark movie starring Meghan Markle.
She’s a mom, stepmom, and dog-mom, and lives near Chicago with her husband and blended family. Her next book, a rom-com murder mystery called, "Kiss, Marry, K*ll", will be published by Hachette/Grand Central Publishing the summer 2026. You can find out more about her at https://caratheauthor.com/!
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