Join us for an evening with Robin Lefler and Jenny Holiday as they discuss Robin&rsquo\;s new shipwreck romcom\,& nbsp\;Not How I Pictured It\, and Jenny&rsquo\;s historical romance\, \;Earls Trip.
\nThis program is presen ted in partnership with Words Worth Books in celebration of 40 years.< /p>\n
T he OC \;meets \;The Unhoneymooners \;in this shipwrec k romcom when the reunited cast of a hit show get stuck on a deserted isla nd with nothing but their complete lack of survival skills\, simmering dra ma\, and the sneaking suspicion that someone is up to no good.
\nAgn es &ldquo\;Ness&rdquo\; Larkin has been out of the spotlight for twenty ye ars since her quick departure from a starring role in a hit teen TV drama. When the show is tapped for a reboot\, no one is more surprised than Ness that she signs on to rejoin the cast\, leaving behind a normal&mdash\;if not exactly thrilling&mdash\;life in Toronto. Also back for round two are Libby\, Ness&rsquo\;s former best friend and soon to be makeup empire magn ate\, and Hayes\, Ness&rsquo\;s one-that-got-away who has risen to A-list fame (and somehow gotten even better looking) in the years she&rsquo\;s be en gone.
\nWhen they set off for filming near the Bahamas\, a storm leaves the seven actors and one production assistant stranded on a small i sland with only an abandoned\, derelict mansion to wait out the storm. But when the weather clears and a new day rises&mdash\;their boat is gone too .
\nStuck in a bizarre\, crumbling house on an uninhabited island wi th possibly the most useless survival group in history\, Ness and her co-s tars are forced to revisit a minefield of past transgressions and come to terms with the adults they&rsquo\;ve become as they work together to ride out the storm. Or at least pretend to&mdash\;they are actors\, after all.< /p>\n
Interspersed with weather reports\, fictional memoir excerpts\, a dating profile and Perez-Hilton-esque blog posts\, \;Not How I Picture d It \;is a rollicking novel of delightful absurdity\, pithy dialogue\ , and no shortage of heart.
\nROBIN LEFLER \;grew up near Toronto and (briefly) pursued an ill-fated career in equine massage therapy before stumbling into the world of robotics and tech sales. \;Not How I Pictured It \;is her second novel. Her first\, \;Reasonable Adults\, \;wa s published in 2022. \;Robin Lefler still lives in her hometown with h er family and two very needy canines.
\n"This is a witty\, charming\, character-driven s tory that is honestly one of the best historical romances I&rsquo\;ve read in years." &mdash\;Julia Quinn\, bestselling author of the Bridgerton nov els on the TODAY Show
\nTed Lasso meets Bridgerton for a 19 th century spin on The Hangover in USA Today bestselling author Jenny Holi day&rsquo\;s laugh-out-loud bromantic comedy featuring three Regency-era E arls on their annual trip &ndash\; ride-or-die buddies offering one anothe r unconditional support in everything from Lady problems to family woes.\n
From the author of Canadian Boyfriend\, the perfect romp f or fans of Evie Dunmore\, India Holton\, Virginia Heath\, Manda Collins\, and Suzanne Allain!
\nEven an earl needs his ride-or-dies\, and Arch ibald Fielding-Burton\, the Earl of Harcourt\, counts himself lucky to hav e two. The annual trip that Archie takes with his BFFs Simon and Effie hol ds a sacred spot in their calendars. This year Archie is especially eager to get away until an urgent letter arrives from an old family friend\, beg ging him to help prevent a ruinous scandal. Suddenly the trip has become e arls-plus-girls\, as Archie&rsquo\;s childhood pals\, Clementine and Olive Morgan\, are rescued en route to Gretna Green.
\nThis&hellip\;compl icates matters. The fully grown Clementine\, while as frank and refreshing as he remembers\, is also different to the wild\, windswept girl he knew. This Clem is complex and surprising&mdash\;and adamantly opposed to marri age. Which\, for reasons Archie dare not examine too closely\, he finds in creasingly vexing.
\nThen Clem makes him an indecent and quite delig htful proposal\, asking him to show her the pleasures of the marriage bed before she settles into spinsterhood. And what kind of gentleman would he be to refuse a lady?
\nJenny Holiday is a USA Today-bestselling author whose books have been f eatured in \;The New York Times\, \;Entertainment Weekly\, and&nbs p\;The Washington Post. She grew up in Minnesota and started writing when her fourth-grade teacher gave her a notebook to fill with stories. When sh e&rsquo\;s not working on her next book\, she likes to hike\, throw theme parties\, and watch other people sing karaoke. Jenny lives in London\, Ont ario\, Canada.
\nProgrammer: Nancy
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