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SUMMARY:Author Talk | Mayra Cuevas and Marie Marquardt
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DESCRIPTION:Authors Mayra Cuevas and Marie Marquardt discuss their new boo
 k "How to Fake a Southern Gentleman" taking place in Atlanta and featuring
  sparkling wit\, strong female friendship\, and slow-burn romance..\nhttps
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>This bighearted rom-com debut reimagines M
 y Fair Lady\, as two women team up to make over a sexy hustler and take do
 wn one of Atlanta&rsquo\;s most corrupt men. Along the way\, their story s
 izzles with unexpected friendship and swoony love.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Proud 
 single mom Holly Simmons and ambitious journalist Luisa Mart&iacute\;n Mor
 eno have nothing in common&mdash\;until Atlanta&rsquo\;s most powerful man
 \, Griggs Caldecott Johnson III\, turns both their lives upside down. Grig
 gs is threatening Holly&rsquo\;s job as the events manager at the hoity-to
 ity Dogwood Hills Country Club\, while Luisa gets fired for trying to expo
 se his scheme to defraud an immigrant family and snatch up their land for 
 a luxury development.</p>\n<p>Determined to fight back\, the women team up
  to infiltrate Griggs&rsquo\;s inner circle. Their secret weapon? Elijah D
 envil Sweet\, a sexy hustler with a knack for reinvention. With a makeover
 \, etiquette lessons\, and a little help from Professor Pridmore&mdash\;a 
 charming\, handsome\, and single linguistics professor&mdash\;Eli transfor
 ms into &ldquo\;Tripp\,&rdquo\; the kind of Southern gentleman Griggs migh
 t just trust.</p>\n<p>But as the plan takes shape\, so do tender and unexp
 ected feelings neither woman saw coming&mdash\;with the very men helping t
 hem get justice. With sparkling wit\, strong female friendship\, and slow-
 burn romance\, How to Fake a Southern Gentleman is perfect for anyone who&
 rsquo\;s ever felt underestimated&mdash\;and longs for a love that plays b
 y its own rules.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p style="text-align: center\;">Books will 
 be available for sale and signing</p>\n<p style="text-align: center\;"><im
 g src="https://static.libnet.info/frontend-images/editor/gwinnettpl/JC-Boo
 ks.jpg" width="100" height="42" alt="" /></p>\n<p style="text-align: cente
 r\;"><strong>Registration is requested.&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p style="tex
 t-align: center\;">* By registering\, you consent to signing up for the mo
 nthly Adult Programs newsletter.&nbsp\;</p>\n<hr />\n<p><strong><img src="
 https://static.libnet.info/frontend-images/events/gwinnettpl/AS_Mayra_Cuev
 as_.png" width="100" height="133" alt="" /></strong></p>\n<p><strong>Mayra
  Cuevas&nbsp\;</strong>is the award-winning author of picture books and no
 vels for readers of all ages. Her young adult novel Does My Body Offend Yo
 u? (cowritten with Marie Marquardt) was long-listed for the PEN/Faulkner A
 ward. Born and raised in Puerto Rico\, Mayra is a former award-winning CNN
  producer\, and currently\, a creative writing professor. She cofounded th
 e Latinx Kidlit Book Festival and its Latinx Storytellers Conference. Mayr
 a keeps her sanity by practicing modern Buddhism and meditation. She split
 s her time between Atlanta and Puerto Rico.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><strong><img 
 src="https://static.libnet.info/frontend-images/events/gwinnettpl/AS_Marie
 _Marquardt.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="" /></strong></p>\n<p><stron
 g>Marie Marquardt</strong> is the award-winning author of four YA novels\,
  including The Radius of Us and Does My Body Offend You? (with Mayra Cueva
 s). Marie has also published two nonfiction books and several articles abo
 ut Latin American immigration. She lives in Decatur\, Georgia\, with her s
 pouse and four kids.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><strong><img src="https://static.lib
 net.info/frontend-images/events/gwinnettpl/AS_Karina_Vargas-Jenkins.jpg" w
 idth="100" height="122" alt="" /></strong></p>\n<p>Moderator <strong>Karin
 a Vargas-Jenkins</strong> is a Colombian born romance reader and hopeless 
 romantic. Since creating her book review account on Instagram\, she has be
 en passionate about highlighting stories that she enjoys and connecting wi
 th other readers\, authors\, libraries\, and indie bookstores. She founded
  @VamosALeerMor\, a book club created with the purpose of highlighting loc
 ally owned businesses\, celebrating culture and bringing attention to Lati
 ne and Hispanic stories. You can find her on Instagram and TikTok @KaryBoo
 Books</p>\n<p><span style="color: #808080\;">Presented by Adult Services.<
 /span></p>\nhttps://gwinnettpl.libnet.info/event/16385242
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