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SUMMARY:Author Talk | Kennedy Ryan
LOCATION:Offsite\n<p>1000 University Center Lane</p>\n<p>Building E - Stud
 ent Center</p>\n<p>Lawrenceville\, GA 30043</p>
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DESCRIPTION:Bestselling author Kennedy Ryan discusses her new book\, "This
  Could Be Us" with Tanya Sam. .\nhttps://gwinnettpl.libnet.info/event/1016
 2313
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Join Gwinnett County Public Library for an
  author talk with bestselling author Kennedy Ryan!&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Soledad 
 Barnes has her life all planned out. Because\, of course\, she does. She p
 lans everything. She designs everything. She fixes everything. She&rsquo\;
 s a domestic goddess who's never met a party she couldn't host or a charge
  she couldn't lead. The one with all the answers and the perfect vinaigret
 te for that summer salad. But none of her varied talents can save her when
  catastrophe strikes\, and the life she built with the man who was suppose
 d to be her forever\, goes poof in a cloud of betrayal and disillusion.</p
 >\n<p>But there is no time to pout or sulk\, or even grieve the life she l
 ost. She's too busy keeping a roof over her daughters' heads and food on t
 he table. And in the process of saving them all\, Soledad rediscovers hers
 elf. From the ashes of a life burned to the ground\, something bold and ne
 w can rise.</p>\n<p>But then an unlikely man enters the picture&mdash\;the
  forbidden one\, the one she shouldn't want but can't seem to resist. She'
 s lost it all before and refuses to repeat her mistakes. Can she trust him
 ? Can she trust herself?</p>\n<p>After all she's lost . . .and found . . .
 can she be brave enough to make room for what could be?</p>\n<p><strong>Bo
 oks will be available for purchase and signing\, courtesy of <a href="http
 s://www.braveandkindbooks.com/products/in-person-author-event-this-could-b
 e-us-kennedy-ryan-april-20">Brave + Kind Bookshop</a>. Pre-order signed co
 pies of THIS COULD BE US from Brave + Kind <a href="https://www.braveandki
 ndbooks.com/products/in-person-author-event-this-could-be-us-kennedy-ryan-
 april-20">here</a>&nbsp\;!!</strong></p>\n<p><span style="color: #ff00ff\;
 "><em><strong></strong></em></span></p>\n<p><em><strong>**</strong></em><s
 pan style="color: #ff00ff\;"><em><strong> This program is free and open to
  the public. Registration is required. Registered guests will be given pri
 ority entry into the event\, but it is on a&nbsp\;first-come-first-served 
 basis.&nbsp\;The waitlist will open 30 minutes prior to the event start ti
 me\, if the event space is not yet full to capacity. Space is limited\, th
 erefore entry cannot be guaranteed. Early arrival is encourage. The event 
 will start on time.</strong></em></span></p>\n<hr />\n<p><em><strong>Kenne
 dy Ryan</strong> is a&nbsp\;RITA&reg\; Award Winner and Top 25 Amazon Best
 seller\, Kennedy Ryan writes for women from all walks of life\, empowering
  them and placing them firmly at the center of each story and in charge of
  their own destinies.</em></p>\n<p><em>She is a wife to her lifetime lover
  and mother to an extraordinary son. She has always leveraged her journali
 sm background to write for charity and non-profit organizations\, but enjo
 ys writing to raise Autism awareness most. The founder and executive direc
 tor of a foundation serving Atlanta families living with Autism\, she has 
 appeared on Headline News\, Montel Williams\, NPR and other media outlets 
 as an advocate for families living with autism.</em></p>\n<p><em><img src=
 "https://static.libnet.info/frontend-images/editor/gwinnettpl/Headshot_1.j
 pg" width="122" height="122" alt="" style="float: left\; margin: 0px 20px 
 20px 0px\;" /><strong>Tanya Sam&nbsp\;</strong></em>i<em>s a tech-savvy bu
 sinesswoman who co-founded BuiltxWomen\, a business accelerator for female
  entrepreneurs. She co-directs Ascend 2020\, a technology startup and smal
 l business pre-accelerator for minority and female founders. Additionally\
 , Tanya serves on the Board of Directors for Kate&rsquo\;s Club\, a non-pr
 ofit organization that empowers children who have experienced the death of
  a parent or sibling\, and is the founder of Tanya Time Book Club. Tanya l
 ives in Atlanta\, Georgia.</em></p>\n<p><span style="color: #999999\;"><em
 >Presented by Adult Services</em></span></p>\nhttps://gwinnettpl.libnet.in
 fo/event/10162313
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