{"product_id":"author-talk-amp-signing-melissa-whitney-with-chelsea-curto","title":"Author Talk \u0026 Signing: Melissa Whitney with Chelsea Curto","description":"\u003ch3 data-end=\"187\" data-start=\"137\"\u003eAuthor Talk \u0026amp; Signing: Melissa Whitney with Chelsea Curto\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"394\" data-start=\"189\"\u003eJoin us on Sunday, March 8 at 6:00 PM as we welcome back Melissa Whitney to Heartbound Book Shop to celebrate the release of her The Recovery Run! She will be joined by the amazing Chelsea Curto!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1334\" data-end=\"1598\"\u003eMarch 8 at 6PM\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1334\" data-end=\"1598\"\u003eDoors Open 5:30 PM\u003cstrong data-start=\"1417\" data-end=\"1436\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTickets include light snacks and refreshments to enjoy while you listen in.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1497\" data-end=\"1500\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eReview event policies \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/heartboundbookshop.com\/pages\/event-policies\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBook signing to follow the talk! \u003c\/span\u003eA limited amount of the authors' books will be available for purchase and signing at the event.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eBook signing limit is 3 per person.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you’re a devoted fan or new to these authors, you’ll head home with exciting new stories and a signed book to add to your shelf!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1744\" data-end=\"1898\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e---\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1744\" data-end=\"1898\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE BOOK:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe may be the guide, but she’s the one taking them to the finish line in this \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBrittany Runs a Marathon\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emeets \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWild Hearts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCan’t be Broken\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e contemporary romance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNearing thirty, Jensen Larsen still hasn’t hit her stride. The visually impaired assistant disability coordinator never chases what she wants. Jobs. Friendships. Love. Faced with another romantic disappointment, she’s ready to run toward what she wants, just like her brother. The year they turn thirty, men from her family run a marathon and find the love of their lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere are a few obstacles in her way; Jensen hates running, and her idea of a marathon is binging \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBridgerton\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Trust issues from past relationships continue to make it difficult for her, as a blind woman, to find a guide runner she trusts. Enter her brother’s best friend, Dr. Garrett Marlowe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor the last five years, Garrett has only worried about himself. Outside of being a reluctant cat dad, Garrett isn’t looking for emotional attachments. Until the woman who both vexes him and makes him smile needs help.\u003cbr\u003eIt may not just be Jensen’s stride that Garrett, the experienced marathon runner, is helping find. As Jensen deals with her trust issues, Garrett faces the pain of the tragic event that led him to seal off his heart. With each running session, Jensen and Garrett must learn to trust each other and themselves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut marathon training, just like life, is a mental game, and the obstacles they face may trip them up before they even reach the starting line.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e---\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1744\" data-end=\"1898\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE AUTHORS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"slot about-contributor\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"seemore-0\" class=\"seemoreenable\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"overview\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith a name like \u003cstrong\u003eMelissa Whitney \u003c\/strong\u003eshe had two choices become a Real Housewife or a romance novelist. Lucky for us Andy Cohen hasn't called yet, so she chose to be a writer. Melissa hails from Western New York but lives in Southern California with her husband and their rescue pugs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen she's not reading a good book, brewing a cup of tea or hunting for a delicious pastry, she's writing contemporary romances. Melissa taps into her experience as a disabled woman\/trauma survivor and her master's in social work to write stories that explore themes of disability, mental health, trauma, autism, grief\/loss, and healing in the swooniest and steamiest ways as possible. LIfe is not a romcom nor a melodrama; it's somehwere in-between and so are Melissa's books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChelsea Curto\u003c\/strong\u003e is romance author who loves love stories. Her books will make you laugh, swoon, and blush, and she will always feature strong women and men who are down bad for their other halves. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Event","offers":[{"title":"General Admission","offer_id":40600944869505,"sku":null,"price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0566\/0308\/2881\/files\/AT_Melissa.png?v=1769202737","url":"https:\/\/heartboundbookshop.com\/products\/author-talk-amp-signing-melissa-whitney-with-chelsea-curto","provider":"Heartbound Book Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}