Celebrate the paperback release of A WITCH’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND POISON with an in-person event with Aamna Qureshi. Check down below for more details on the event! The event will be chaired by influencer Aiysha P. @aiyshasbookrealm .

Event Tickets

• Event Ticket : £6.00

• Book + Ticket: £9.99

Event Location and Time

• Lady and the Bear Cafe

• 1 Hope Park Terrace, Edinburgh EH8 9LZ

We will also be selling copies of Aamna’s cosy romance series The Baby Dragon Cafe on the day of the event.

More about the book: Bisma knows three things to be true: the Enchanted Forest will always be her home, she would go to the ends of the Earth to protect her sisters, and Xander Chapman is the most irritating guy she's ever met. Since finding a home in the Enchanted Forest, Bisma - a garden witch with a penchant for potions - has always been protective of other runaways. So, if a drop of one of her poisons finds its way into the porridge of those who have hurt them .. . that's none of her business.

But Xander, the charmingly handsome son of the apothecary, sees things differently and is fast becoming known for creating cures - much to Bisma's annoyance. When her sisters are poisoned themselves, Bisma will need to put her feelings aside and enlist Xander's help to find out who is responsible and save the only family she has, before it's too late. Perfect for fans of:- grumpy x sunshine romance- cottagecore with a Pakistani twist- found family and sisterhood- potions and ...poison!?

More about the author: Aamna Qureshi is a Pakistani, Muslim American who adores words. She is an award-winning and USA Today, Amazon, and Times bestselling author who grew up on on Long Island, New York, in a very loud household, surrounded by English (for school), Urdu (for conversation), and Punjabi (for emotion). Much of her childhood was spent being grounded for reading past her bed-time, writing stories in the backs of her notebooks, and being scolded by teachers for passing chapters under the tables. Through her writing, she wishes to inspire a love for the beautiful country and rich culture that informed much of her identity.

When she's not writing, she loves to travel to new places where she can explore different cultures or to Pakistan where she can revitalize her roots. She also loves baking complicated desserts, drinking fancy teas and coffees, watching sappy rom-coms, and going for walks about the estate (her backyard). She currently lives in New York. Look for her on IG @aamna_qureshi and Twitter @aamnaqureshi_.

Join us for an online event with Pyae Moe Thet War and Jasmine Burke to celebrate their 2025 Rom-Coms! The event will be chaired by our bookseller Anna. You can find more information below on the event and the books!

Event Date and Time:

• Sunday August 24th, 2025

• 7pm GMT

Ticket Options:

• Event Ticket: £3.00

• Book Bundle Ticket: £20.98

  • This ticket option includes both books

• Book + Ticket Option: £9.99

  • There are two ‘Book + Ticket’ Options you can choose from, one with each of the books featured above by the authors on our panel.

If you purchase a Book & Ticket option, please include your name and shipping info at checkout. If you only purchase the event ticket, please include your name and type NA in the shipping information field.

Books will be shipped out on the day of the event. Please note that we only ship within the UK.

The Zoom link for the event will be sent out to all event attendees on the morning of the event.

More about each book below:

HERE FOR A GOOD TIME: In Pyae Moe Thet War's electrifying and heartfelt new rom-com, a writer's attempt to find inspiration for her new novel is sabotaged by a vacation gone horribly wrong... and feelings for her off limits best friend. Tropes include:💜 Childhood friends-to-clueless-to-lovers💜 Successful writer FMC💜 Hot bookseller MMC💜 Will they (live)/Won't they (also live)💜 Forced Proximity💜 Only one bed (while it lasts)!!!!Poe Myat Sabei has the publishing career that any writer would kill for: her first novel became an international number one bestseller and is being turned into a Netflix film.

But now on deadline for her second book, Poe is facing a catastrophic case of writer's block. The solution? Book a two-week getaway to an exclusive island resort for her and her best friend Zwe where she'll undoubtedly be inspired to write her next bestseller. But the vacation of their dreams turns into a nightmare when the resort is taken over by a mysterious group that's very armed and very angry.

As they try to leave the island before they're tracked down, Poe and Zwe suddenly find themselves facing the kinds of conflicts that only come up when, well, you're trapped in a life-or-death situation on a remote island with your (hot) best friend. Will they make it off the island alive? Will Poe make her deadline? And, most importantly.... Will they ever get a chance to tell each other how they really feel?

QUARTER-LOVE CRISIS: A rivalry as old as time. . .

The Hating Game meets Honey and Spice in this sizzling, hilarious and utterly relatable rivals-to-lovers workplace rom-com about surviving - and maybe even thriving - in your twenties. Maddison Clarke has always lived by tick-lists, schedules, and five-year plans. So, she didn't foresee being this close to thirty and still living at home, in an assistant role, with the closest thing to a committed relationship being her grocery delivery driver.

But when she lands the opportunity to lead on the company's biggest event to date, Maddison sees a chance to get her life back on track. There is just one problem: she needs to join forces with Aiden Edwards, her long-time rival and the infuriatingly handsome bane of her existence. Aiden and his casual arrogance and absolute lack of urgency test her at every turn, so when he promises to walk away if she can give up her notebooks and live spontaneously, Maddison agrees. . . even if the concept is entirely alien to her.

But as the two are forced closer together, Maddison begins to wonder if this whole dare is Aiden's way of trying to help her, rather than ruin her. And if that's the case, can they truly insist this simmering tension between them is nothing more than hate? Maddison's quarter-life crisis seems to be turning into a quarter-love crisis. .. and that was not part of the plan.

More about the authors:

PyaeMoeThetWar is the author of the essay collection You've Changed, and the novel I Did Something Bad. Born and raised in Yangon, she currently lives in London with her partner and their two perfect dogs.

Jasmine Burke is a content creator, writer and podcast host. As well as achieving a degree in English and Philosophy, she spent most of her late teens and early twenties creating her lifestyle blog and working in marketing and PR. More recently, she has been building a loyal and engaged audience by documenting her journey of balancing full-time work and writing her book on her TikTok channel @jaswritesstuff.

Join us for our 1 year anniversary birthday party/ late night shopping event! Attendees will receive 20% off their purchase on the night between 6pm and 9:30pm and will be present for the unveiling of our 2025/2026 specialty tote bag which will be available to purchase on the night of the event. Readers will get the chance to eat cupcakes and cookies and sip on drinks while they shop for romance books and help us celebrate one year of being open!

NO TICKET NEEDED.

Join us for a bookshop signing with author Elise Kova to celebrate her new release ARCANA ACADEMY!

Event Location:

• Book Lovers Bookshop, 6 Melville Terrace, Edinburgh UK EH9 1ND

Tickets:

• £3.00

  • Copies of Elise’s books will be available for purchase on the day of the event.

There are three different time slots: 12:00pm, 12:30pm, and 1:00pm. Please arrive only at the time of your ticket's time slot. This is to help with crowd and line control due to the fact that we are a small shop. We will only let you line up if it is during your ticket's 30 min window.

Readers will be able to get their books signed and get a photo with Elise.

You are allowed to bring your own books, but we will be selling copies of Elise’s books on the day.

More about the book: A woman who wields magical tarot cards lands herself in a false engagement with the headmaster of a mysterious academy in this first installment of an enthralling romantic fantasy series from the bestselling author of A Deal with the Elf King. Clara Graysword has survived the underworld of Eclipse City through thievery, luck, and a whole lot of illegal magic.

After a job goes awry, Clara is sentenced to a lifetime in prison for inking tarot cards-a rare power reserved for practitioners at the elite Arcana Academy. Just when it seems her luck has run dry, the academy's enigmatic headmaster, Prince Kaelis, offers her an escape-for a price. Kaelis believes that Clara is the perfect tool to help him steal a tarot card from the king and use it to re-create an all-powerful card long lost to time.

In order to conceal her identity and keep her close, Kaelis brings Clara to Arcana Academy, introducing her as the newest first-year student and his bride-to-be. Thrust into a world of arcane magic and royal intrigue, where one misstep will send her back to prison or worse, Clara finds that the prince she swore to hate may not be what he seems. But can she risk giving him power over the world-and her heart? Or will she take it for herself?

More about the author: Elise Kova is an internationally bestselling fantasy powerhouse, who has sold over 500,000 copies of one self-published series and over 1 million of another. She enjoys telling stories of fantasy worlds filled with magic and deep emotions. She lives in Florida and, when not writing, can be found playing video games, drawing, chatting with readers on social media, or daydreaming about her next story.

JOIN US FOR A RELEASE WEEK EVENT WITH L.K. STEVEN TO CELEBRATE SILVERCLOAK. THE EVENT WILL CONSIST OF A CHAIRED DISCUSSION, CHAIRED BY AUTHOR V.E. SCHWAB, AND A BOOK SIGNING WITH L.K. STEVEN.

EVENT LOCATION, DATE AND TIME:

• 31ST July 2025

• DOORS OPEN AT 6:20PM, THE EVENT WILL RUN FROM 7:00PM-9:30PM.

• EVENT WILL BE HELD AT Christ Church Morningside, 6a Morningside Road, Edinburgh EH10 4DD

TICKET OPTIONS

• EVENT ENTRY TICKET: £6

• BOOK + TICKET: £18.99 (Readers will receive a copy of the exclusive INDIE Edition of Silvercloak).

Copies of SILVERCLOAK and BURY OUR BONES IN THE MIDNIGHT SOIL will be available for purchase on the night. 

If you already purchased a pre-order of SILVERCLOAK through our bookshop and would rather pick up your pre-order at the event, please let us know by sending us the ticket confirmation for both the pre-order and event ticket and we can hold your pre-order book to be picked up on the day of the book signing.

MORE ABOUT THE BOOK: From the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author comes an addictive new fantasy series set in a world where magic is fuelled by pleasure and pain, in which an obsessive detective infiltrates a brutal gang of dark mages – knowing that one wrong move will get her killed . . . 

Two decades ago, the Bloodmoons ruthlessly murdered Saffron's parents, destroying her idyllic childhood. Hellbent on revenge, she lied her way into the elite Silvercloak Academy of detectives with a single goal: find a way to bring the Bloodmoons to justice.

But on the eve of her graduation, her deception is exposed, and she's given only one option: go undercover and tear the Bloodmoons down from the inside. Descending into a world where pleasure and pain are the most powerful currencies, Saff must commit some truly heinous deeds to keep her cover - and her life. Not only are there rival gangs and sinister smuggling rings to contend with, there's also her growing feelings for the kingpin's tortured son, and curious prophecy foretelling his death at Saff's hand.

With each day testing her loyalties further, Saff's web of lies becomes harder to spin. And when one false step could destroy everything and everyone she's ever loved...the mage who dedicated her life to vengeance might just have to die for it.

MORE ABOUT THE AUTHOR: L. K. Steven is an award-winning author from the northernmost town in England. She has written several young adult novels as Laura Steven, such as Every Exquisite Thing, The Society for Soulless Girls, and Our Infinite Fates.

When she’s not writing twisty SFF and horror, you can probably find her trail running, reading chunky fantasy novels, baking cookies, venturing on Pokémon Go safaris, playing old men at chess, or ignoring her husband and son to perfect her Stardew Valley farm.

Join us for an event celebrating cowboy romance fiction with author Dilan Dyer to celebrate her new release THE BRAVE AND THE RECKLESS! The event will be chaired by author of CLEAN POINT, Meg Jones. Check down below for more information on the event.

Event Tickets

• Event Ticket : £6.00

• Book + Ticket: £9.99

Event Location and Time

• Lady and the Bear Cafe

• 1 Hope Park Terrace, Edinburgh EH8 9LZ

More about the book: Saddle up for this steamy romance for fans of Elsie Silver and Lyla Sage!- Enemies to Lovers - Cowboy x City Girl- Grumpy x Sunshine- Riding Lessons (literally),

Moving to the Wild West wasn't exactly part of Esra Taner's life plan. . .

But when she drops out of medical school and her brother suggests she join him at Bravetown, the Wild West theme park he works at, she can't find a good enough reason to say no. Esra happens to fit the costumes for Bravetown's resident damsel in distress, which means she's about to spend the summer being dramatically abducted by Ace Ryder, the lawless cowboy. Ace is a definite 'yes please' with an evil smirk to make you lose your morals, but the man beneath the costume, Noah Young, seems to hate Esra at first sight – and the feeling is mutual.

Noah and Esra argue their way through every performance. But as the tension builds, and their futures at Bravetown are put at risk, it doesn’t take long for them to realise the attraction between their characters might not all be for show. .

More about the author: Dilan is the internationally bestselling author of the Princess Crossover series. Constantly on the move, she has lived in countless cities across five countries and dreams of a camper van to take her life on the road. She just needs to find one big enough for her pets, her vintage tea cup collection and her staggering TBR.

Having outgrown her slut phase, Dilan now channels her thirst in spicy romance novels with swoon-worthy HEAs.

Join us for a bookshop signing with Dark Romance author Jo Brenner! You can find out more about Jo, her books, and the signing down below! If you love Dark Romance, Dark Hockey Romances, and morally grey obsessive MMCs then you will love Jo’s books!

Event Location:

• Book Lovers Bookshop, 6 Melville Terrace, Edinburgh UK EH9 1ND

Tickets:

• £3.00

  • A limited number of copies of Jo’s books will be available for purchase on the day of the event.

There are three different time slots: 4:00pm, 4:30pm, and 5:00pm. Please arrive only at the time of your ticket's time slot. This is to help with crowd and line control due to the fact that we are a small shop. We will only let you line up if it is during your ticket's 30 min window.

Readers will be able to get their books signed and get a photo with Jo.

You are allowed to bring your own books, but we will be selling copies of Jo’s books on the day. Jo will also be selling some of her own special editions of her books on the day as well.

More about Jo: A lover of dogs, mountain adventures, and HGTV, Jo Brenner writes romances that are little bit twisted, a lotta bit spicy—and always have an HEA.

You can find more about Jo’s books by visiting her website here. Please note that Jo’s books are Dark Romance and are suitable for adults 18+.

Join us for a release week event for Nightshade by Autumn Woods, a new Dark Academia romance novel set in Scotland. The event will be chaired by author of The Brave and the Reckless and Cinderella is Faking It, Dilan Dyer. Check down below for more details on the event.

Event Details:

• Location: Lady and the Bear Cafe, 1 Hope Park Terrace, Edinburgh EH8 9LZ

• Doors open at 6:30pm. Event will run from 7pm-9pm.

Ticket Information:

• Event Ticket: £6

• Book + Ticket: £10.99

Please note that there will not be time for photos posed with the author during the signing. This is to protect Autumn’s request for privacy.

More about the book: He’d burn the world down for her. . .but she plans to burn his to the ground. Ophelia Winters wants revenge. Isolated in the Scottish Highlands, Sorrowsong University usually only welcomes students from the most powerful and corrupt families.

Ophelia doesn’t belong, but a rare scholarship grants her the perfect opportunity to investigate her parents’ “accidental” death near the castle grounds. Her plan? Keep her head down to find out what truly happened and punish those responsible. The last thing she needs is to wind up in a mafia war or step on the toes of actual royalty.

Things get off to a rocky start when she runs afoul of the mysterious Alex Corbeau-Green—son of her prime suspect. As far as she’s concerned, he is just a younger version of his billionaire father. A monster hiding beneath a beautiful façade.

Loneliness has been Ophelia’s only dependable companion for years. But when an unknown tormentor begins to stalk her, she realizes she may not be able to survive Sorrowsong on her own. It’s Alex who becomes her unexpected ally—and alibi for murder.

And as she begins to fall for the soft heart that hides beneath his hard exterior, her hunger for revenge wavers for the first time. Can she really bring herself to destroy everything he’s ever known?Mystery. Murder.

Revenge. Welcome to Sorrowsong University. . .

More about the author: Autumn Woods is an aerospace engineer by day, romance author by evening and weekend. She currently lives in the south west of the UK with Mr. Woods and their dog.

She loves to write strong FMCs, and dark and twisty MMCs, wrapping them up in cottagecore and dark academia worlds.

When not writing or reading, she’s usually painting, baking, or spending time outdoors.

Join us for our Pride Month online event with authors Deanna Grey & Lyla Lee! We are so excited to be hosting both authors to discuss Queer Identity and Joy in Romance Fiction. Check down below for more information on the event.

Event Date and Time:

• Friday, June 25TH, 2025

• 7pm GMT

Ticket Options:

• Event Ticket: £3.00

• Book + Ticket Option: £9.99

  • There are three ‘Book + Ticket’ Options you can choose from, one with each of the books featured above by the authors on our pride panel. There is also another ticket option with all three books.

If you purchase a Book & Ticket option, please include your name and shipping info at checkout. If you only purchase the event ticket, please include your name and type NA in the shipping information field.

Books will be shipped out on the day of the event. Please note that we only ship within the UK.

The Zoom link for the event will be sent out to all event attendees on the morning of the event.

More about each book below:

LOVE IN FOCUS: Delilah Green Doesn't Care meets The Bold Type in this sapphic rom-com where two exes reconnect and are given a second chance at love. When her boyfriend of seven years suddenly breaks up with her, relationship advice columnist Gemma Cho is convinced that real love doesn't exist. As a bisexual woman who's had zero luck with both men and women, she's ready to give up on her own romantic prospects.

That is, until she's paired up with world-renowned photographer Celeste Min on a potentially career-saving piece on modern love. Celeste is extremely talented and sexy, and would be the perfect collaborator and rebound for Gemma if it weren't for one major fact: she's Gemma's ex, the one that broke her heart in college and moved to a whole other country before Gemma could even make sense of what went wrong between them. Heightened by the unmistakable sparks that still fly between them, Gemma and Celeste struggle to keep their relationship strictly professional.

For the sake of her career, Gemma needs this piece to do well. And for the sake of what's left of her beaten up hopeless romantic heart, she wants to fall head over heels for Celeste again. But can she trust Celeste to feel the same this time around?

SUNNY DISPOSITION:

Naomi
I can't understand why – out of the four hockey players I'm sharing a house with this semester – Finn Howard's the one who catches my eye.

The guy never smiles. He doesn't say much and disapproves plenty.

But, something about him feels familiar. Something about him feels safe.

I'm not falling for Finn, I'm just curious. Could I make him smile? It wouldn't hurt to try. I love a good challenge. And who knows, maybe it'll distract me from pining over a guy I meet online.

Finn
I don't get nervous unless I'm on the ice. So why does my chest feel tight whenever Naomi Lewis looks in my direction?

She's witty, kind, and happy. How is someone that happy all the time?

If her sunny disposition isn't enough to distract me, the fact that her voice sounds exactly like the streamer I anonymously moderate for will.

If Naomi is her, she's in for a huge disappointment. I'm not the guy she thinks I am...not anymore, at least. And for that reason alone, I should stay away from her. I should stop trying to get closer. I should stop wanting her because she fell for someone else. Someone I will never be again.

More about the authors:

Lyla Lee: Lyla Lee is the bestselling author of Love in Focus, The Cuffing Game, and other swoony rom com books inspired by pop culture and her Korean heritage. Her books have been translated into multiple languages around the world. Originally from South Korea, she's lived in various cities throughout the United States, worked various jobs in Hollywood, and studied Psychology and Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern California. She now lives in Dallas, Texas. Visit Lyla at lylaleebooks.comor on social media (IG, Twitter, and TikTok @literarylyla).

Deanna Grey: Deanna Grey is an author from Florida who writes new adult books about Black women falling in love. All her books feature pining heroes/heroines, steamy scenes, and happily ever afters. When she isn't writing, she's most likely re-watching Star Trek: TNG, playing video games where she can't make any of the jumps, or baking something far too sweet.

JOIN US FOR AN ONLINE EVENT WITH AUTHOR ASHLEY POSTON TO CELEBRATE HER NEW ROMANCE NOVEL SOUNDS LIKE LOVE WHICH RELEASES ON 17 JUNE 2025. CHECK DOWN BELOW FOR EVENT DATE AND TIME, AS WELL AS MORE DETAILS ABOUT TICKET OPTIONS!

EVENT DATE AND TIME:

• SUNDAY, 23RD JUNE 2025

• 7PM GMT

TICKET OPTIONS:

• EVENT TICKET: £3.00

• BOOK + TICKET OPTION: £9.99

IF YOU PURCHASE A BOOK & TICKET OPTION, PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR NAME AND SHIPPING INFO AT CHECKOUT. IF YOU ONLY PURCHASE THE EVENT TICKET, PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR NAME AND TYPE NA IN THE SHIPPING INFORMATION FIELD.

BOOKS WILL BE SHIPPED OUT ON THE DAY OF THE EVENT. PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ONLY SHIP WITHIN THE UK.

THE ZOOM LINK FOR THE EVENT WILL BE SENT OUT TO ALL EVENT ATTENDEES ON THE MORNING OF THE EVENT.

MORE ABOUT THE BOOK: JONI LARK WANTS TO CREATE THE MELODIES THAT GET STUCK IN YOUR HEAD…AND YOUR HEART. HER HOMETOWN HAS ALWAYS GIVEN HER SURF, SAND, AND INSPIRATION. BUT WHEN HER PARENTS DECIDE TO CLOSE THE FAMILY MUSIC VENUE, JONI’S LIFE BEGINS TO FALL OFF KEY – SHE COULDN’T POSSIBLY WRITE ANOTHER SONG.

UNTIL A MELODY COMES TO HER, HALF-FORMED, AND WITH AN IMAGINED VOICE THAT SHE CAN’T FORGET. BUT WHEN THE VERY REAL, VERY AGGRAVATING MAN BEHIND THE VOICE SHOWS UP IN VIENNA SHORES – JONI CAN NO LONGER DENY THEIR INEXPLICABLE TELEPATHIC CONNECTION. TO GET OUT OF EACH OTHER’S HEADS, THEY’LL HAVE TO FINISH THE SONG HAUNTING THEM BOTH.

BUT THERE’S JUST ONE PROBLEM – THEY CAN’T AGREE ON ANYTHING – AND IF THEY DON’T CHANGE THEIR TUNE, IT MIGHT JUST END IN HEARTBREAK FIRST…

MORE ABOUT THE AUTHOR: ASHLEY POSTON IS THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE DEAD ROMANTICS, THE SEVEN YEAR SLIP AND A NOVEL LOVE STORY. A NATIVE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, SHE LIVES IN A SMALL GREY HOUSE WITH TOO MANY BOOKS. YOU CAN FIND HER ON THE INTERNET, SOMEWHERE, WATCHING CAT VIDEOS AND READING FAN FICTION.

Join us for a chaired event to celebrate the release of SCOTCH ON THE ROCKS by Elliot Fletcher, the highly anticipated sequel to Whisky Business! The event will be chaired by rom-com author of Work in Progress, Kat McKenzie. Check down below for more details on the event!

Event Tickets

• Event Ticket : £6.00

• Book + Scotch on the Rocks: £9.99

• Book + Scotch on the Rocks & Work in Progress: £19.98

Event Location and Time

• Lady and the Bear Cafe

• 1 Hope Park Terrace, Edinburgh EH8 9LZ

• 5th June 2025, 6:30-8:00pm

More about the book: A spicy, small-town, enemies-to-lovers romance set on the Isle of Skye in Scotland, from the author of TikTok sensation Whisky Business When you live on a tiny island, it's easy to stir up a scandal… For Callum Macabe, there's no one better than Juniper Ross. She's razor-tongued, sarcastic, elusive. And not to mention drop-dead gorgeous.

There's just one problem: his brother got there first. And even though Juniper and Alistair split up five years ago, Callum knows he could never break the actual bro code. Or could he?

Join us for the last event of FIRST DATE FEST to celebrate the world of Quicksilver featuring a chaired discussion between Callie Hart and Emmy Rosam (@whatemmyreads). This event will consist of a chaired discussion only, as there will be no signing following the event. However, ticket options will include a signed edition of Quicksilver + merch, more information below!

Event Location, Date and Time:

• 31st May 2025

• Doors open at 6:30pm, the event will run from 7:15pm-8:30pm.

• Event will be held at Community Church Edinburgh

  • CCE King's Hall, 41 South Clerk Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9NZ

Ticket Options

• Event Entry Ticket: £6

• Book Bundle Ticket (Includes Entry to Event): £22.00

  • This ticket will include the following: A signed personalized copy of Quicksilver, a tour-exclusive Shadow Daddy tote bag, and an exclusive chapter sampler of Brimstone.

More about the book:

In the land of the unforgiving desert, there isn't much a girl wouldn't do for a glass of water. Twenty-four-year-old Saeris Fane is good at keeping secrets. No one knows about the strange powers she possesses, or the fact that she has been picking pockets and stealing from the Undying Queen's reservoirs for as long as she can remember.

But a secret is like a knot. Sooner or later, it is bound to come undone. When Saeris comes face-to-face with Death himself, she inadvertently re-opens a gateway between realms and is transported to a land of ice and snow.

The Fae have always been the stuff of myth, of legend, of nightmares... but it turns out they're real, and Saeris has landed herself in the middle of a centuries-long conflict that might just get her killed. The first of her kind to tread the frozen mountains of Yvelia in over a thousand years, Saeris mistakenly binds herself to Kingfisher, a handsome Fae warrior, who has secrets and nefarious agendas of his own.

He will use her Alchemist's magic to protect his people, no matter what it costs him . . .

or her. Death has a name. It is Kingfisher of the Ajun Gate.

His past is murky. His attitude stinks. And he's the only way Saeris is going to make it home.

Be careful of the deals you make, dear child. The devil is in the details . . .

More about the author:

Join us for an Instagram Live Interview with author Aamna Qureshi to celebrate her new 2025 book releases A Witch’s Guide to Love and Poison and The Baby Dragon Cafe!

The IG Live Interview will be hosted on our Instagram account @bookloversbookshop on May 29th at 4pm BST.

This event is a part of the FIRST DATE FEST.

Join us for an online event with authors Ashley Herring Blake, Meryl Wilsner & Nisha J. Tuli celebrating their new 2025 rom-com releases! The event will be chaired by owner of Book Lovers Bookshop Caden Armstrong and will be hosted on zoom. More details about the event can be found below.

Event Date and Time:

• Wednesday, May 28th, 2025

• 7pm GMT

Ticket Options:

• Event Ticket: £3.00

• Book + Ticket Option: £9.99

  • There are three ‘Book + Ticket’ Options you can choose from, one with each of the new releases by the authors on our rom-com panel. There is also another ticket option with all three books.

• Book Bundle Ticket: £29.97

  • Includes a ticket to the event and all three books.

If you purchase a Book & Ticket option, please include your name and shipping info at checkout. If you only purchase the event ticket, please include your name and type NA in the shipping information field.

Books will be shipped out on the day of the event. Please note that we only ship within the UK.

The Zoom link for the event will be sent out to all event attendees on the morning of the event.

More about each book below:

NOT SAFE FOR WORK: Rival engineers dabble in personal chemistry while at a tropical company retreat in this smart and steamy romcom - perfect for fans of Ali Hazelwood, Nisha Sharma and Elena Armas. Engineer Trishara Malik once dreamed of being the first woman of colour to smash the glass ceiling at WMC Purcell, but after years of dealing with white male privilege and blatant nepotism, she watches her hard-earned promotion go to her nemesis, Rafe Gallagher - the boss's son. Teetering on the edge of burnout, Tris is stunned when she's picked to attend WMC's corporate leadership retreat in Hawaii.

It's a chance to revive her stalled career and compete for a coveted spot in an executive training program - plus, three weeks in paradise! The only downside? Rafe is her co-attendee. Tris plans to avoid Rafe entirely, but when she arrives in Maui, a booking error has them stuck sharing the honeymoon suite - with only one bed . .

. Sure, it's not all torture. Rafe is a smoldering ten - okay fine, an eleven - but after years of competition, they can barely stand being in the same time zone.

As they vie against each other during aptitude tests and team-building exercises, Tris begins to realize Rafe might not be the villain after all. With her dreams at stake, can she learn to trust the man who might have been standing in her corner all along?

MY BEST FRIEND’S HONEYMOON: Elsie Hoffman has been engaged to her college boyfriend for a year and a half. Ginny Holtz has been in love with Elsie for almost a decade and a half. When Elsie discovers her fiancé already planned their wedding and honeymoon as a surprise and she's expected to be in a white dress in seven days, she swiftly realizes she's let herself become too comfortable with a future she never wanted.

She breaks things off, and a week later is on a plane to the Caribbean for her non-refundable honeymoon with her best friend Ginny instead. Ginny thinks it's high time Elise learned how to speak up for herself. So, they make a deal with her.

For the next week, Elsie can have whatever she wants, wherever, however, and whenever she wants it, as long as she asks. They never expected Elsie to want them. What starts as choosing activities and taking selfies soon turns to toe-curling kisses and much, much more.

But what happens when the honeymoon is over?

DREAM ON, RAMONA RILEY: A small-town waitress and a Hollywood star's worlds collide in this new romance by Ashley Herring Blake, USA Today bestselling author of Iris Kelly Doesn't Date. Once upon a time, Ramona Riley was a student at a prestigious art school, with dreams of landing in Hollywood as a costume designer to the stars. But after her father's car accident, she had to quit and return to her small New Hampshire town, Clover Lake, to help take care of her younger sister.

Twelve years later, Ramona is still working at the town's café, all but given up on her dream. But when a big-budget romantic comedy comes to Clover Lake to film, she wonders if this could be her chance. There's only one problem -Dylan Monroe, her first kiss and Hollywood's favorite wild child - is the star.

Dylan Monroe has always lived an unconventional life, having famous rock icons for parents. But she wants to prove that she's not some chaotic, talentless nepo baby, that she has actual skills, that she's just a normal person. To do that, Dylan takes on a project at a charming lake town - she even works at the town's café (very quaint), shadowing a local waitress there (very cute), and asks her to take Dylan around to do Normal People Things.

But Dylan soon realizes it's not just some small-town waitress she's getting to know - Ramona Riley is someone she's met before, someone who remembers her even more vividly. Before long, however, reality hits them, and both women must decide if the spark between them can fan the flames of their individual dreams, or if it will extinguish their light. Why readers love Ashley Herring Blake…

Join us for a chaired event and book signing celebrating the release of A FATE FORGED IN FIRE by Hazel McBride, a new Romantasy inspired by Scottish folklore. The event will be chaired by historian and author Dr. Jean Menzies. Check down below for more information on the event. This event is being hosted as a part of the FIRST DATE Romance Festival. You can find out more about the festival here.

Event Tickets

• Event Ticket : £6.00

• Book + Ticket: £20.00

Event Location and Time

• Lady and the Bear Cafe

• 1 Hope Park Terrace, Edinburgh EH8 9LZ

More about the book: HOW MUCH IS SHE WILLING TO SACRIFICE TO CLAIM HER THRONE? A powerfully blessed blacksmith must use her wits and fire magic to overthrow the corrupt powers ruling the kingdom, while also fighting her desire for a certain dragon-riding adversary in this sizzling Celtic-inspired romantasy, perfect for fans of House of the Dragon and Fourth Wing. Once a territory built on matriarchal rule, Tìr Teine has been without a female heir for centuries. Through a long line of corrupt kings, an oppressive anti-magic teaching has infected the land - leading to the tragic decline of the dragons.

Aemyra was born to lead, gifted with fire magic from the Goddess Brigid. For years she has hidden in the shadows, waiting for the king to die so she can bond to his dragon, claim her birthright and protect her people. When her carefully laid plans are foiled, Aemyra is thrust into a deadly game of politics and plots.

Her greatest enemy? Prince Fiorean - the dragon-riding, fire-wielding royal whose icy arrogance and raw power thwart her every step. But as chaos engulfs the court, Aemyra and Prince Fiorean are forced to forge an uneasy alliance to survive. And in the heat of battle, their mutual hatred ignites something neither of them can control.

Behind enemy lines and slowly falling for the only man that stands between her and the throne, Aemyra begins to uncover the true weight of the crown. Will she ignite the flames of change for her people - or will love burn her alive?

More about the author: Hazel McBride grew up in Scotland, gaining her BSc in Psychology at the University of Glasgow, before moving to the Dominican Republic. Switching the laid-back Caribbean for the sun-drenched Canary Islands a year later, she then moved to the chic South of France and is now fluent in three languages.

As a former animal trainer, Hazel loves writing about magical and fantastical creatures while exploring their connections with her characters. As a bisexual author with anxiety, she focuses on writing queer characters and exploring topics such as mental illness within her work.

Now settled in the Netherlands with her Dutch husband, most of her work draws heavy inspiration from her Celtic heritage and Scottish folklore. After writing her first novel aged seventeen, she stopped believing it was just a hobby aged twenty seven and began writing freelance for publications like The Independent, What’s On, and lifestyle blogs.

Her fantasy fiction has gained a popular fan base across social media and she is currently working on a high fantasy romance series with Gaelic roots – oh, and dragons.

Join us for a bookshop signing event on May 24th to celebrate the release week of LIVE, RANCH, LOVE by Emma Lucy! The book signing will be hosted in Book Lovers Bookshop, more details about the event and book down below! This event is an official event of the FIRST DATE Romance Festival.

Event Location:

• Book Lovers Bookshop, 6 Melville Terrace, Edinburgh UK EH9 1ND

Tickets:

• £3.00

  • Copies of Emma’s book LIVE, RANCH, LOVE will be available for purchase on the day of the event.

There are three different time slots: 4:30pm, 5:00pm, and 5:30pm. Please arrive only at the time of your ticket's time slot. This is to help with crowd and line control due to the fact that we are a small shop. We will only let you line up if it is during your ticket's 30 min window.

Readers will be able to get their books signed and get a photo with Holly.

You are allowed to bring your own books, but we will be selling copies of Emma’s books on the day.

If you already purchased a pre-order of LIVE, RANCH, LOVE through our bookshop and would like to attend the event, please let us know by sending us the ticket confirmation for both the pre-order and event ticket and we can hold your pre-order book to be picked up on the day of the book signing.

More about the book: She’s here to sell his ranch, but he might steal her heart…

When English wellness influencer Rory Jones inherits her great aunt’s ranch in Colorado, her plan to fix-up and sell-up ASAP hits a snag. Grumpy head rancher Wyatt Hensley isn’t willing to let a yoga-loving, manifestation guru who doesn’t even know how to ride a horse ruin his ranch. But when Rory faces up to the fact she hasn’t got anything to rush home for, they strike up a deal that might just save both their jobs.

Can they keep things strictly business, or will their hearts take the reins instead?

Join us for an afternoon tea event with author Lindz McLeod to celebrate her new sapphic historical romance The Unlikely Pursuit of Mary Bennet! Readers will join us for an afternoon tea where they can meet and chat with Lindz and get their books signed. Tea and cookies will be available on the night of the event. Check down below for more information on tickets and the event’s location. This event is a part of the First Date Festival.

Location

• Lighthouse Bookshop

• 43- 45 West Nicolson Street, Edinburgh EH8 9DB

• 5:30pm-6:30pm

Tickets

• Event Ticket: £6

Lighthouse Bookshop will be selling copies of Lindz’s book on the night of the event.

More about the book: Jane Austen meets Bridgerton in this slow-burn sapphic romance between Charlotte Lucas and Mary Bennet, taking place four years after the end of Pride and Prejudice. It is a truth universally acknowledged that love always blooms in the unlikeliest of places.

When Mr. Collins dies after just four years of marriage, Charlotte is lost. While not exactly heartbroken, she will soon have to quit the parsonage that has become her home.

In desperate need of support, she writes to her best friend, Lizzie. Unable to leave Pemberley, Lizzie sends her sister, Mary Bennet, to offer support in her stead. To Charlotte's surprise, Mary Bennet is nothing like she remembers.

Mary's discovery of academia and her interest in botany (as well as getting out from under her mother's thumb) have caused her to flourish. Before long, Charlotte is enraptured - with Mary, and with the possibilities that lie beyond their societal confines. With each stolen glance and whispered secret, their friendship quickly blossoms into something achingly real.

But when her time at the parsonage begins to dwindle and potential suitors appear, Charlotte must make a choice - the safety and security of another husband, or a passionate life with Mary outside the confines of the ton's expectations. Set in the beloved world of Jane Austen, The Unlikely Pursuit of Mary Bennet is the swoony sapphic regency romance that readers have been waiting for.

More about the author: Lindz McLeod is a queer, working-class, Scottish writer. Her short work has been published by Apex, Catapult, DIVA, and many more, while her longer work includes the award-winning short story collection TURDUCKEN (Spaceboy, 2023), as well as her books SUNBATHERS (Hedone Books, 2024), QUEEN O'NINE TAILS, (Hedone Books, 2025), THE UNLIKELY PURSUIT OF MARY BENNET (Harlequin/Atom, 2025), WE, THE DROWNING (Android Press, 2026), and the collaborative anthology AN HONOUR AND A PRIVILEGE (Stanchion, 2025). Her work has been taught in schools, universities, and turned into avant-garde opera. She is a full member of the SFWA, the club president of the Edinburgh Writers' Club, and is currently studying for a PhD in Creative Writing.

More about First Date Fest: First Date Romance festival is co-hosted in 2025 by Book Lovers Bookshop and Lighthouse Bookshop. The festival will run from 17th May-31st May 2025 and is a collection of events celebrating romance fiction and non-fiction. You can find out more about our events and the festival here.

Join us for an online event with author Simone Soltani to celebrate the release of Ride With Me, the second book in the Lights Out series! The event will be held on zoom and more information on the event can be found down below.

Event Date and Time:

• Sunday, May 18th, 2025

• 7pm GMT

Ticket Options:

• Event Ticket: £3.00

• Book + Ticket Option (Each Book order includes a Ride With Me Bookmark ): £9.99

If you purchase a Book & Ticket option, please include your name and shipping info at checkout. If you only purchase the event ticket, please include your name and type NA in the shipping information field.

Books will be shipped out on the day of the event. Please note that we only ship within the UK.

The Zoom link for the event will be sent out to all event attendees on the morning of the event.

More about the book: A marriage of convenience threatens to go off track in RIDE WITH ME, a steamy Formula 1 romance from Simone Soltani, author of CROSS THE LINE. Stella Baldwin thought her life couldn’t get worse. Being left at the altar was bad enough, and the drunken rant she posted to her half a million social media followers in the aftermath was the cherry on top.

But having to show up at her cousin’s bachelorette party in Las Vegas barely two weeks later feels like a cruel joke. Thomas Maxwell-Brown is just looking for a good time. With his aristocratic family’s expectations pressing down, his career as a Formula 1 driver threatened by fresh talent, and a new reputation as the most hated man on the grid, he needs a break to clear his head.

And what better way to decompress than with a stag party in Vegas?Stella isn’t the woman Thomas expects to meet that night. And Thomas isn’t the man Stella expects to wake up next to in the morning—with a ring on her finger. Staying married might be the perfect solution to all their problems, even if it is a little wild.

Sometimes, what happens in Vegas doesn’t need to stay there…

More about the author: Simone Soltani is a romance author and former ghost writer for a serialized fiction platform. Born and raised in Washington, DC, she holds a BA in Geography from The George Washington University, which she likes to think comes in handy for world building in her novels. When she's not writing, she spends most of her time planning vacations she'll probably never get to go on, reorganizing her many bookshelves, and watching sports while cuddling with her dogs.

Join us for an exclusive Emily Henry themed reader event where readers can celebrate the release of Emily Henry’s new book GREAT BIG BEAUTIFUL LIFE!

WHAT TO EXPECT:

MOCKTAILS & BEACH DECORATIONS

BRACELET MAKING

AN EXCLUSIVE VIDEO FROM EMILY HENRY

BOOKISH GIVEAWAYS & PHOTO OPS

Sunday, 27th APRIL. 2025

7pm-8:30pm

Hosted at Lady and the Bear Cafe

Ticket Options:

• Event Ticket: £13

  • Includes Event Entry, Mocktail, Bookish Bracelet Making Kit

• Book + Ticket: £20.00

  • Includes the the same as Event Ticket + A copy of GREAT BIG BEAUTIFUL LIFE

HOSTED BY

Book Lovers Bookshop, Lady and the Bear Cafe, Penguin Random House UK, and Edna Edna

Join us for a book signing in the bookshop with romance author Holly Jukes! We will have copies of her books available to buy on the day and readers can bring their own books if they already own them.

Tickets: £6

There are three different time slots: 4:30pm, 5:00pm, and 5:30pm. Please arrive only at the time of your ticket's time slot. This is to help with crowd and line control due to the fact that we are a small shop. We will only let you line up if it is during your ticket's 30 min window.

Readers will be able to get their books signed and get a photo with Holly.

You are allowed to bring your own books, but we will be selling copies of Holly’s books on the day.

Join us on March 24th, 2025 to celebrate the release of the paperback of To Cage a God by Elizabeth May! This will be chaired by Dr. Jean Menzies with an audience Q&A session and signing following the discussion. More information can be found below!

Event Information:

• Date: 24th March 2025

• Time: Doors open at 6:30pm, event will run from 7pm-9pm

• LOCATION:

  • LADY AND THE BEAR, 1 HOPE PARK TERRACE, NEWINGTON, EDINBURGH EH8 9LZ

Ticket Information:

• Event Ticket: £6.00

• Book + Ticket: £9.99

BOOK WITH TICKET OPTIONS INCLUDES A COPY OF TO CAGE A GOD. BOOKS WILL BE PICKED UP ON THE NIGHT OF THE EVENT.

COPIES OF TO CAGE A GOD AND ELIZABETH MAY’S OTHER BOOKS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE ON THE NIGHT AS WELL. BOOK SIGNING WILL FOLLOW THE EVENT.

To Cage a God Synopsis:

Join the rebellion to burn down a cruel tyrant in this #1 Sunday Times bestselling romantasy, perfect for fans of Fourth Wing and Shadow and Bone. To cage a god is divine. To be divine is to rule.

To rule is to destroy. Using ancient secrets, Galina and Sera’s mother grafted gods into their bones. Bound to brutal deities and granted forbidden power no commoner has held in a millennia, the sisters have grown up to become living weapons.

Raised to overthrow an empire—no matter the cost. With their mother gone and their country on the brink of war, it falls to the sisters to take the helm of the rebellion and end the cruel reign of a royal family possessed by destructive gods. Because when the ruling alurea invade, they conquer with fire and blood.

And when they clash, common folk burn. While Sera reunites with her estranged lover turned violent rebel leader, Galina infiltrates the palace. In this world of deception and danger, her only refuge is an isolated princess, whose whip-smart tongue and sharp gaze threaten to uncover Galina’s secret.

Torn between desire and duty, Galina must make a choice: work together to expose the lies of the empire—or bring it all down.

About the author:

Elizabeth May is the #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of To Cage a God, the Seven Devils duology (co-written with Laura Lam), The Falconer series, and romance novels under the pseudonym Katrina Kendrick. She is Californian by birth and Scottish by choice, and holds a Ph.D. from the University of St Andrews. She currently resides on an 18th-century farm in the Scottish countryside with her husband, three cats, and a lively hive of honeybees that live inside the wall of her old farmhouse.

Join us on 16 March 2025 for a pop up event to celebrate Lucy Score’s new novel The Story of My Life! Book Lovers Bookshop will be made over to be an indie bookshop in Story Lake, the small town that Score’s new small town romance takes place in.

The first 100 readers through our door will receive limited THE STORY OF MY LIFE merch as a gift with purchase of the book (which can be seen in the images above) and which will only be available on the day of our pop up. We will have the book available for purchase, along with themed photo ops in the bookshop.

The pop up will run during our normal open hours (SATURDAY, 16 MARCH 2025, 11am-6pm).

NO TICKET NEEDED.

Join us for an online event with B.K. Borison to celebrate her new book FIRST-TIME CALLER! The event will be hosted on Zoom and will consist of a chaired Q&A between Book Lovers Bookshop owner Caden Armstrong and B.K. Borison and will be followed by an audience Q&A. More about the event and ticket options are below.

Event Date and Time:

• Friday, March 14th, 2025

• 7pm GMT

Ticket Options:

• Event Ticket: £3.00

• Book + Ticket Option (comes with a First-Time Caller Bookmark): £9.99

If you purchase a Book & Ticket option, please include your name and shipping info at checkout. If you only purchase the event ticket, please include your name and type NA in the shipping information field.

Books will be shipped out on the day of the event. Please note that we only ship within the UK.

The Zoom link for the event will be sent out to all event attendees on the morning of the event.

More about the book:

'Sharp, swoon-worthy, and profoundly romantic - First Time Caller is brimming with heart' - LYLA SAGE author of DONE AND DUSTEDA hopeless romantic meets a demoralized radio host in this cosy, Sleepless in Seattle inspired love story from fan-favourite author of the LOVELIGHT series, B.K. Borison.

Aiden Valentine has a secret: he’s fallen out of love with love.

And as the host of Baltimore’s romance hotline, that’s a bit of a problem. But when a young girl calls in to the station asking for dating advice for her mom Lucie, the interview goes viral, thrusting Aiden and Heartstrings into the limelight. Lucie Stone thought she was doing just fine.

She has a good job; an incredible family; and a smart, slightly devious kid. But when all of Baltimore is suddenly scrutinizing her love life—or lack thereof—she begins to question if she’s as happy as she thought. Maybe a little more romance wouldn’t be such a bad thing.

Everyone wants Lucie to find her happy ending. . .even the handsome, temperamental man calling the shots. But when sparks start to fly behind the scenes, Lucie must make the final call between the radio-sponsored happily ever after or the man in the headphones next to her.

More about the author: USA TODAY Bestselling author B.K. Borison writes cozy, contemporary romances featuring emotionally vulnerable characters and swoon-worthy settings. When she’s not daydreaming about fictional characters doing fictional things, she’s at home with her family, more than likely buying books she doesn’t have room for.

JOIN US FOR AN EVENT WITH AUTHOR BIANCA GILLAM TO CELEBRATE HER BOOK BAD PUBLICITY. BIANCA WILL BE IN CONVERSATION WITH AUTHOR OF WHISKY BUSINESS, ELLIOT FLETCHER TO DISCUSS ALL THINGS CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE, WRITING, AND PUBLISHING.

EVENT INFORMATION:

• DATE: 28TH FEBRUARY 2025

• TIME: DOORS OPEN AT 6:30PM, EVENT WILL RUN FROM 7PM-9PM

• LOCATION:

  • LADY AND THE BEAR, 1 HOPE PARK TERRACE, NEWINGTON, EDINBURGH EH8 9LZ

TICKET INFORMATION:

• EVENT TICKET: £6.00

• BOOK + TICKET: £8.99

BOOK WITH TICKET OPTIONS INCLUDES A COPY OF BAD PUBLICITY. BOOKS WILL BE PICKED UP ON THE NIGHT OF THE EVENT.

COPIES OF BAD PUBLICITY & WHISKY BUSINESS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE ON THE NIGHT AS WELL. BOOK SIGNING WILL FOLLOW THE EVENT.

MORE ABOUT THE BOOK:

YESTERDAY THEY WERE JUST EXES.

TODAY THEY’RE A WRITER AND A PUBLICIST... ON TOUR IN EUROPE... FOR A MONTH.

WHEN ANDIE LANDS HER DREAM JOB AS A SENIOR BOOK PUBLICIST, SHE’S READY TO TAKE THE WORLD OF NEW YORK PUBLISHING BY STORM. UNTIL HER FIRST DAY, WHEN SHE DISCOVERS THAT HER BIGGEST AUTHOR IS JACK CARLSON – THE SAME JACK WHO RUINED HER LIFE IN UNIVERSITY. WHO SHE HASN’T SPOKEN TO IN FIVE YEARS.

WHO IS NOT ONLY STILL INFURIATINGLY HOT BUT INCREDIBLY SUCCESSFUL. AND WHOSE CAMPAIGN SHE DEFINITELY CANNOT MESS UP, IF SHE WANTS TO KEEP HER JOB. TO MAKE MATTERS EVEN WORSE, THE CENTRAL PART OF THIS CAREER-DEFINING CAMPAIGN IS A BOOK TOUR.

FOR A MONTH, ANDIE WILL HAVE TO TRAVEL ACROSS EUROPE WITH THE MAN WHO, IF SHE WERE BEING TOTALLY HONEST, SHE’D LIKE TO HIT WITH HER CAR. BUT SHE WILL NOT LOSE THIS OPPORTUNITY, ESPECIALLY NOT BECAUSE OF HIM. ONE MONTH ON TOUR WITH JACK CARLSON, VISITING SOME OF THE MOST ROMANTIC SPOTS IN EUROPE.

DEEP BREATH. SHE CAN DO THIS.

MORE ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Bianca Gillam is a London-based author and armchair expert on 80s and 90s rom-coms. Her poetry has been published in a variety of publications, and her lifelong interest in asking people how they met their partner has amassed an impressive collection of 'meet-cutes'. She formerly worked in publishing, where she had the joy of editing a wide variety of brilliant authors; she was inspired by the books she published to write her own.

Join us on February 24th, 2025 to celebrate the release of Modern Divination by Isa Agajanian! This will be a chaired event with an audience Q&A session and signing following the discussion. More information can be found below!

Event Information:

• Date: 24th February 2025

• Time: Doors open at 6:30pm, event will run from 7pm-9pm

• LOCATION:

  • LADY AND THE BEAR, 1 HOPE PARK TERRACE, NEWINGTON, EDINBURGH EH8 9LZ

Ticket Information:

• Event Ticket: £6.00

• Book + Ticket: £22.00

BOOK WITH TICKET OPTIONS INCLUDES A COPY OF MODERN DIVINATION. BOOKS WILL BE PICKED UP ON THE NIGHT OF THE EVENT.

COPIES OF MODERN DIVINATION WILL BE AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE ON THE NIGHT AS WELL. BOOK SIGNING WILL FOLLOW THE EVENT.

Modern Divination Synopsis:

The colour of magic was gold .

. . Twenty-three-year-old witch Aurelia Schwartz has always had to carefully balance her human life with her secret magical one.

With a place at an elite Cambridge University college, she almost has everything she could possibly want within her grasp. Just so long as she follows the rules: make no promises. Tell no one what you are.

And never stay the night. Except Aurelia’s gift of green magic has begun to fade. Worse still, someone is hunting witches – and stealing their powers.

Reluctantly, Aurelia needs the help of fellow witch – and dreadfully arrogant classmate – Theodore Ingram. Together, they seek refuge among his family in the remote corners of an already-desolate town. But as she grows closer to Teddy, the power-hungry witch-killer, too, draws nearer.

And they threaten to destroy everything Aurelia holds dear . . .

Modern Divination by Isabel Agajanian is a magical cosy fantasy with witches, featuring an academic rivals-to-lovers romance, found family and yearning.

More about the author:

Isa Agajanian (they/them) is a writer and illustrator living in the United States. Raised in California and spirited away to Florida, then Oregon, Isa is never writing in one place for too long. They are joined in their pursuit of good stories by a hefty grey cat named Mosse and at least one roommate at a time. Modern Divination is their first published novel at the crux of a hundred unpublished stories.

Join us on February 23rd, 2025 to celebrate the release of Phantasma by Kaylie Smith! This will be a chaired event with an audience Q&A session and signing following the discussion. More information can be found below!

Event Information:

• Date: 23rd February 2025

• Time: Doors open at 6:30pm, event will run from 7pm-9pm

• LOCATION:

  • LADY AND THE BEAR, 1 HOPE PARK TERRACE, NEWINGTON, EDINBURGH EH8 9LZ

Ticket Information:

• Event Ticket: £6.00

• Book + Ticket: £9.99

BOOK WITH TICKET OPTIONS INCLUDES A COPY OF PHANTASMA. BOOKS WILL BE PICKED UP ON THE NIGHT OF THE EVENT.

COPIES OF PHANTASMA AND KAYLIE’S OTHER BOOKS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE ON THE NIGHT AS WELL. BOOK SIGNING WILL FOLLOW THE EVENT.

Phantasma Synopsis:

Welcome to Phantasma. There are only two rules to the game. Stay alive.

And don't fall in love. When Ophelia's sister disappears, there is only one way to save her. Ophelia must enter Phantasma, a deadly contest inside a haunted mansion, and claim its prize-a single wish.

In a maze of twisting corridors and lavish ballrooms, Ophelia will face nine challenges, each more dangerous than the last. Just as fear threatens to overwhelm her, a mysterious stranger offers her a bargain. Charming, arrogant and infuriatingly attractive, Blackwell claims he can guide her through the lethal trials ahead.

Ophelia knows she shouldn't trust Blackwell. Worse still, she feels a dark and irresistible attraction drawing them closer and closer. And in Phantasma, the only thing deadlier than losing the game is losing your heart...

A Court of Thorns and Roses meets Caraval in this seductive fantasy adventure. With steamy romance, a sexy morally gray love interest, OCD rep and jaw-dropping twists, Phantasma is perfect for fans of Rebecca Yarros, Nisha J. Tuli and Carissa Broadbent.

More about the author:

Kaylie Smith is a writer and lover of all things magical and fantasy. She grew up in Louisiana where she frequently haunted bookstores and practiced her craft. After getting her degree in graphic design, she decided to fully pursue her dream of being an author, and the first book in her YA fantasy series, A RUINOUS FATE, was published in 2023 by Disney Hyperion. When she isn't writing or reading, she can be found at home with her menagerie of animals, fussing over her houseplants, or annoying people about astrology.

BRING YOUR GALENTINE’S TO BOOK LOVERS FOR A LATE NIGHT ROMANCE SHOPPING NIGHT WITH MUSIC, AND ROMANCE BOOKISH THEMED GAMES.

THU. 13 FEBRUARY 2025

6:OOPM-9:30PM

NO TICKET NEEDED!