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SUMMARY:Between the Sheets: A Romance Book Group
DESCRIPTION:Did you know that romance novels generate over $1.4 billion in 
 revenue--making romance the highest earning genre of fiction?  Romance 
 novels sold more than 39 million print copies in 2023\, which represents a 
 52% increase over the previous year.  Sales of romance novels MORE THAN 
 DOUBLED over 2021 sales\, and last year was the third consecutive year of 
 increasing romance sales.  Meaning: romance readers\, we know you're out 
 there\, and we've got the book club for you!\n\n \n\nJoin Julie Iatron\, 
 romance devotee\, for "Between the Sheets: A Romance Book Group."  We'll 
 gather on Tuesday\, August 11th at 6:30 PM in the conference room to 
 discuss "Boyfriend Material" by Alexis Hall.\n\n \n\n"Wanted: One (fake) 
 boyfriend Practically perfect in every way Luc O'Donnell is 
 tangentially-and reluctantly-famous. His rock star parents split when he 
 was young\, and the father he's never met spent the next twenty years 
 cruising in and out of rehab. Now that his dad's making a comeback\, Luc's 
 back in the public eye\, and one compromising photo is enough to ruin 
 everything. To clean up his image\, Luc has to find a nice\, normal 
 relationship ... and Oliver Blackwood is as nice and normal as they come. 
 He's a barrister\, an ethical vegetarian\, and he's never inspired a moment 
 of scandal in his life. In other words: perfect boyfriend material. 
 Unfortunately apart from being gay\, single\, and really\, really in need 
 of a date for a big event\, Luc and Oliver have nothing in common. So they 
 strike a deal to be publicity-friendly (fake) boyfriends until the dust has 
 settled. Then they can go their separate ways and pretend it never 
 happened. But the thing about fake-dating is that it can feel a lot like 
 real-dating. And that's when you get used to someone. Start falling for 
 them. Don't ever want to let them go."\n\nUSA Today bestselling author 
 Alexis Hall writes books in the southeast of England\, where he lives 
 entirely on a diet of tea and Jaffa Cakes. You can find him at 
 http-//www.quicunquevult.com/\, on Twitter @quicunquevult\, and on Facebook 
 at https-//www.facebook.com/quicunquevult\n\n \n\nJoin Julie to unpack this 
 steamy contemporary and talk characters\, happily ever afters (or happily 
 for now)\, and alllllll the romance tropes!  Copies of "Boyfriend Material" 
 are available at the Borrower Services desk and as an eAudiobook and eBook 
 on the Libby app.  For more information or questions\, email 
 jiatron@chelmsfordlibrary.org.  See you on August 11th at 6:30 PM!
LOCATION:Conference Room
ORGANIZER;CN="Julie Iatron":MAILTO:jiatron@chelmsfordlibrary.org
CATEGORIES:Literature & Learning
CONTACT;CN="Julie Iatron":MAILTO:jiatron@chelmsfordlibrary.org
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