At each program\, authors will speak\, fol lowed by a question-and-answer session. This event is free\, and tickets a re not required. \; For other Romance-Con events and offerings\, visit toledolibrary.org/romance-con .
\nABOUT THE AUTHORS
\nJessica Booth write s small town\, steamy Southern romance novels with loveable pets and book boyfriends that will make you swoon (even her stories make you cry a littl e along the way). She has published four books and has a new one slated to arrive in the world in October 2025. \; \;Although she grew up in North Louisiana\, she now resides in Southwestern Ohio with her husband\, four kids\, and a couple of hounds. They love to spend their time explori ng parks\, visiting indie bookstores\, or outside digging up worms and tra nsforming piles of sticks into castles. \; \;
\nSherelle Green\, USA Today B estselling Author\, is known for her addictive\, high-stakes mafia romance s and the gritty empire she's built through her books. A place where ruthl ess antiheroes and complex heroines navigate twisted loyalties\, betrayal\ , and forbidden passion. With a deep fascination for the darker corners of love\, she dives into themes of power\, lust\, vulnerability\, and redemp tion\, blending suspense and sensuality to keep readers on the edge of the ir seats. From intricate family sagas and compelling love affairs\, to tho ught-provoking fiction and romantic crime thrillers\, her novels touch on how experiences &\; environment impact the way her beautifully flawed a nd relatable protagonists view life and love.
\nAbby Millsaps is an author and storyteller who&rsquo\;s been obsessed with writing romance since middle s chool. In eighth grade\, she failed to qualify for the Power of the Pen St ate Championships because all her submissions contained the same theme: yo ung people falling in love. #LookAtHerNow \;She&rsquo\;s best known fo r writing unapologetically angsty romance that causes emotional damage for her readers. Abby prides herself in writing authentic characters while we aving mental health\, chronic illness\, and neurodiverse representation in to the fabric of her stories. \;
\nElle Wright is an award-winning author of ed gy contemporary romance loaded with heat\, humor\, and scandal. Her novels feature strong\, intelligent\, courageous\, beautiful\, yet flawed\, hero es and heroines of color. There was never a time when Elle wasn&rsquo\;t a bout to start a book\, wasn't already deep in a book&mdash\;or had just fi nished one. She grew up believing in the power of reading to transform\, t o heal\, and to enhance life and love. She became a lover of all things ro mance after her mother convinced her take a chance and read something new. She resides in Michigan with her husband and children. \;
\nMelanie Dusseau is a multi-genre writer\, teacher\, and scholar from Toledo\, Ohio. She i s the author of a poetry collection\, The Body Tries Again\, as well as se veral flash romances in Woman&rsquo\;s World\, essays in Faculty Focus&nbs p\;and Inside Higher Ed\, and poems in journals like River Styx\, Wicked A lice\, DIAGRAM\, and Alaska Quarterly. An associate professor of English a t the University of Findlay\, she teaches courses in literature\, craft wo rkshops in poetry\, creative nonfiction\, and genre fiction\, and facilita tes a yearly summer study abroad program to Ireland. She is querying a par anormal fantasy romance and remains a super fan of the genre who always ha s room for another great book on her TBR. You can read about her creative and scholarly projects\, as well as her advocacy for the labor of human wr iters and artists against AI in both education and publishing\, at her website.
\nSe nsory Considerations: This program will use artificial lighting.& nbsp\; All speakers will use microphones.
\nAccessi bility Details: Located on the first floor\, accessed by elevator and/or stairs. All doors will feature an automatic function or be propped open prior to program start. Tile or low pile carpet throughout the build ing. Limited free parking is available in the attached garage. \;
\nPlease call Public Services at 419-259-5293 to request an accommo dation at least two weeks prior to the program date.
\nRoman ce-Con is presented by Toledo Library\, with support from Destination Toledo\, the official Destination Marke ting Organization promoting the Toledo\, Ohio region to visitors\, meeting and convention business locally\, regionally\, and nationwide. \;
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