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SUMMARY:Ally Carter
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DESCRIPTION:Local author Terreece M. Clarke in conversation with New York 
 Times bestselling author ALLY CARTER as part of her national book tour wit
 h the second book in her action-packed adult rom-com series. .\nhttps://co
 lumbus.libnet.info/event/13878359
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<h2><strong>Authors at the Library</strong><b
 r /><strong>Terreece M. Clarke in conversation with ALLY CARTER</strong></
 h2>\n<h3><strong>Sunday\, August 10 | 2 p.m.</strong><br /><strong>Auditor
 ium | Main Library | 96 S. Grant Ave.</strong></h3>\n<p><strong>1 p.m. |</
 strong> Library opens\, book sale by Prologue Bookshop<br /><strong>2 p.m.
  |</strong> Terreece M. Clarke in conversation with Ally Carter<br /><stro
 ng>2:45 p.m.|</strong> Audience Q&amp\;A<br /><strong>3:00 p.m. |</strong>
  Book sale and signing</p>\n<p><strong><img src="https://static.libnet.inf
 o/frontend-images/events/columbus/Authors_at_the_Library/Ally_Carter_autho
 r_photo_-_credit_Liz_Ligon.jpg" width="273" height="410" alt="" /></strong
 ></p>\n<p><strong>ABOUT THE AUTHOR</strong></p>\n<p>ALLY&nbsp\;CARTER&nbsp
 \;writes books about people who fall in love (while trying to stay alive.)
  After more than a decade of writing beloved YA titles like&nbsp\;<em>I&rs
 quo\;d Tell You I Love You\, but Then I&rsquo\;d Have to Kill You</em>&nbs
 p\;and&nbsp\;<em>Heist Society</em>\, she launched onto the adult scene wi
 th&nbsp\;<em>The Blonde Identity</em>&nbsp\;and&nbsp\;<em>The Most Wonderf
 ul Crime of the Year</em>. A long-time lover of the holiday rom-com\,&nbsp
 \;Ally&nbsp\;is also the writer of the Netflix original movie\,&nbsp\;<em>
 A Castle for Christmas</em>.</p>\n<p>Read more about the author&nbsp\;<a h
 ref="https://allycarter.com/">here</a>.</p>\n<p><img src="https://static.l
 ibnet.info/frontend-images/events/columbus/BlondeWhoCameInFromTheCold_HC.j
 pg" width="192" height="292" alt="" /></p>\n<p><strong>ABOUT THE BOOK</str
 ong></p>\n<p>An action-packed\, second-chance rom-com about two rival spie
 s who must join forces in order to stay alive\, from&nbsp\;<em>New York Ti
 mes</em>&nbsp\;bestselling author&nbsp\;Ally&nbsp\;Carter.</p>\n<p>Ten yea
 rs ago\, they joined the CIA.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Six years ago\, he left the g
 ame.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Five years ago\, they fell in love.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>One
  year ago\, she ran out into the cold with absolutely no intention of ever
  coming back.</p>\n<p>And two minutes ago\, they woke up\, bloody and brui
 sed and handcuffed together in the dark.</p>\n<p>They don&rsquo\;t know wh
 ere they are. They don&rsquo\;t know how they got there. And they have abs
 olutely no idea who is after them or what this nameless\, faceless villain
  wants.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>The only thing that&rsquo\;s clear is that\, after 
 ten years of covers and chemistry\, secrets and lies\, these two rival spi
 es have been sucked into their greatest mission yet\, and now they&rsquo\;
 re going to have to team up to stay alive. (If they don&rsquo\;t kill each
  other first.)&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.
 outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprologuebookshop.com%2Fbook%2F9780063386976
 s&amp\;data=05%7C02%7Celeahy%40columbuslibrary.org%7C15dd0ee3603d4f549fa60
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 ur book here</a> and pick it up at the event!</p>\n<p><strong><img src="ht
 tps://static.libnet.info/frontend-images/events/columbus/Authors_at_the_Li
 brary/Terreece_Clarke_author_photo.jpg" width="290" height="435" alt="" />
 </strong></p>\n<p><strong>ABOUT THE MODERATOR</strong></p>\n<p>Bestselling
  author and journalist Terreece M. Clarke writes epic love stories about s
 mart\, courageous women loved without reservation or hesitation. Her debut
  romantic suspense novel\,&nbsp\;<em>Heartbeat: A Courageous Love Novel</e
 m>\, became a top international romance novel in two categories and launch
 ed the bestselling <em>Courageous Love</em> series.</p>\n<p>She is active 
 in the Ohio literary and artist community.&nbsp\;As a successful writer\, 
 journalist\, entrepreneur\, mother of three\, and wife to one\, she is oft
 en asked to lead discussions on women\, romance and diversity in media\, p
 op culture\, and tech.</p>\n<p>Read more about Terreece&nbsp\;<a href="htt
 ps://terreececlarke.com/">here.</a></p>\n<p><strong>EVENT DETAILS</strong>
 </p>\n<p>The event is free to the public but due to limited seating regist
 ration is requested.</p>\n<p>Both authors' books will be sold on site. <a 
 href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpr
 ologuebookshop.com%2Fbook%2F9780063386976s&amp\;data=05%7C02%7Celeahy%40co
 lumbuslibrary.org%7C15dd0ee3603d4f549fa608dda92b1165%7C12a73dd2d5ad4e6eb36
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 dSau%2BOg%3D&amp\;reserved=0">Preorder Ally's new book through this link</
 a>&nbsp\;and pick it up from Prologue Bookshop at the event.</p>\n<p>Reade
 rs are limited to bringing TWO&nbsp\;items from home for signing. No limit
 s to books purchased on site. Only the featured title\, <em>The Blonde Who
  Came In from the Cold\,</em> will be personalized.</p>\n<p>Free parking a
 vailable in Main Library's attached garage\, while available.</p>\nhttps:/
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