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A Tale of Three Signings (Spring 2024 book signing recap)

  Over the past seven weeks I attended three book signings, each two weeks apart, I started at the Sweetgrass Author Event in Charleston, SC. From there I visited some family in West Virginia and Pennsylvania before my oldest daughter and I traveled to Ellicott City, MD, for Charm City Romanticon. After that, I returned home to Colorado before driving to Aurora for Readers Take Denver, where I was assisting Sara Madderson/Elodie Hart and also had a reader ticket. Below I will share some pictures and a recap of each signing as it was for me.  Sweetgrass was the fifth signing event I have attended that was put on by Southern Belles. It was also undoubtably the largest. With a stellar author lineup, there were a lot of tickets sold. In my opinion, probably too many. For a six hour signing, I was able to get to a shockingly few authors in my time there. They hit a few snags with this one.  First, let me talk about the city of Charleston.  Rich in history, with out of this world southern cu

Book reviews for books read April 1st - April 13th

  Happy almost Monday. It seems like I can only run behind this month. I read three ARCs and listened to one audiobook in the first couple of weeks this month. During that time I have also spent time in four states, including attending the Charm City Romanticon book signing in Ellicott City, Maryland, with my oldest daughter for a girls' weekend. Driving, flying, packing and unpacking books, visiting with friends and family, and even some work at my paying job, have kept me very, very busy. I am also getting reading to leave again. This week I will drive to Aurora, Colorado to attend readers Take Denver as an assistant to author Sara Madderson/Elodie Hart.  I am excited to see more book friends and to meet new authors. But I will also admit that I am tired.  This will be my third signing in six weeks with other travel and obligations in between. I am looking forward to some dedicated reading tome to recover.  In the meantime, take a look at my reviews of these new releases and add