Julie's new novel\, \;Not Quite by the Book\, \;will be published on March 1\, 2025. She will be si gning books and have copies of her latest for sale during the event.
\nA bookstore owner discovers that life as a recluse isn&rsquo\;t for eve
ryone in this sharp yet sweet novel about how sometimes you need to abando
n the quest for love to find your true passion.
Emma Rini is in a rut
so deep she could shelve books there. While her sister awaits her first b
aby\, and her parents kick off retirement with vow renewals and travel\, E
mma stays put among the stacks of the family bookshop. \; In fact\, sh
e can&rsquo\;t remember the last time she took a vacation. Or had a romanc
e that hovered above disappointing. When her parents assume she&rsquo\;ll
take over the shop for them without a break\, she realizes she needs to ge
t away&mdash\;back to the nineteenth century. Channeling her favorite poet
recluse\, Emily Dickinson\, Emma rents a crumbling manor house outside Am
herst where she can learn how to be quietly\, blissfully \;alone.
But becoming a world-weary spinster isn&rsquo\;t easy. She can&rsquo\;t s
tart a fire or reason with the bunnies that are destroying the garden. She
finds herself sparring constantly with the grumpy-hot architect who is re
novating the manor. And then there&rsquo\;s the secret admirer who keeps s
ending her complicated floral messages... No matter what she does\, the ou
tside world keeps knocking\, and Emma starts to dream about the future. Wi
ll she forgo love for the family legacy? And will she shrink away or becom
e the sort of bold person fortune favors?
Space is limited to the first 30 participants.
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