Massachusetts author Jennifer Safrey will discuss her new women's fiction/fantasy novel, After Happily Ever: An Epic Novel of Midlife Rebellion, in this installment of "Author Hour in Massachusetts." Learn what happens when fairy tale icons Neve (Snow White), Della (Cinderella), and Bry (Sleeping Beauty) are all about to turn 50. The book has received a great deal of critical acclaim, including starred reviews in Booklist and Kirkus Reviews.

About Jennifer: Jennifer Safrey lives in the Boston area with her novelist husband, Teddy, and their two cats, Kimura and Potus. She's a longtime freelance editor, as well as an adjunct professor at Emerson College, where she teaches a graduate course on romance novels. She grew up on Long Island. After Happily Ever is her seventh novel. 

About After Happily Ever: Princesses Neve, Della, and Bry are sisters-in-law, having married into the royal Charming family, and for the last thirty-plus years, they’ve been living a coveted happily-ever-after life in the idyllic kingdom of Foreverness. But royal life isn’t what it seems. Bry’s people-pleasing is exhausting her, Della’s exquisite and renowned beauty is fading with time, and Neve dreads the prospect of becoming queen one day, because power makes one a target, and she doesn’t want to be killed ... again. Then the king’s sudden death thrusts each princess into a personal quest that shows her the truth behind the kingdom’s “perfection” and challenges her sense of purpose. Will each of the royal women take her rightful place, build her new legend, and create her own new happily-ever-after, in midlife? And will the kingdom of Foreverness survive the drastic changes?

About Author Hour in Massachusetts: "Author Hour in Massachusetts" is a series of virtual author talks this spring featuring some of the publishing industry's top trending writers. These webinars -- held from 7pm (ET) to 8pm (ET), Monday through Thursday -- are free and open to all. This series, which runs through June 20, 2025, is being promoted by more than 50 public libraries in Massachusetts. 

Register for the Jennifer Safrey event on ZOOM by clicking HERE.

Bookstore Partnership: If interested, you may purchase a copy of After Happily Ever from Wellesley Books, our official bookstore partner, HERE.