BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Find Local//findlocal.community//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:30bc920b-e323-4971-b10e-c22bee270039@findlocal.community DTSTAMP:20261015T153001Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261020 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261021 SUMMARY:KISS & TELL LITERARY SALON DESCRIPTION:At Books Inc. Alameda. Meet featured authors Lexi Sharabianlo u and C.C. Dador\, this month's featured authors of the Kiss & Tell Lite rary Salon\, celebrating their new books\, The Blue Moon Café & 24-Hour Occult Emporium\, and Merry Ex-Mas!Hosted by Rebecca Hunter and Addie Wo olridge and members of Bay Area Romance Writers Association.Please join us.About the The Blue Moon Café & 24-Hour Occult Emporium: A magical wit ness protection program\, a town in need of saving\, and a sorceress-in- training. . . oh\, and the human woman she's not supposed to fall for. T he Blue Moon Café has a little bit of everything (except\, you know\, de cent coffee). In the tiny town of Pine Hollow\, barista and fledging sor ceress Talula Smith runs The Blue Moon Café & 24-Hour Occult Emporium\, aka the worst coffee shop in town. The café's horrible reputation hides its true purpose: providing new identities and safe passage to at-risk m agical beings while keeping humans far\, far away. That is\, except for town local Dahlia. Dahlia's devastating dimples\, addiction to Talula's cocoa recipe\, and keen observation skills keeps the smitten barista scr ambling to ensure that her magical abilities (or\, lack thereof) stay a secret. But when big game hunters start preying on magical beings\, her powerful sorceress mother is called away to track them down\, leaving Ta lula and her barely-there magic in charge of The Blue Moon. With the imp ending Samhain festival to organize\, magical refugees to help\, half of the town turning against her\, and her ever-growing feelings for Dahlia \, Talula's magical destiny feels further away than ever. But as the hun ters set their sights closer to home\, it'll be up to Talula to master h er craft\, trust her heart\, and bring her magical and human communities together. . . before she loses everything she loves. "You're in for a t reat! The Blue Moon Café & 24-Hour Occult Emporium is deliciously deligh tful and absolutely adorable! I loved it!"-Sarah Beth Durst\, New York T imes bestselling author of The Spellshop Lexie Sharabianlou earned her M aster’s in creative writing from the University of Edinburgh. She has so ld cupcakes\, taught high school English Lit\, and written audio tours f or zoos. By day\, she’s a copywriter for a makeup company (yes\, she get s to name the makeup). By night\, she writes stories about magic\, food\ , and falling in love. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. Tell you r dog she says hi. She is the author of The Blue Moon Café & 24-Hour Occ ult Emporium and The Blue Moon Diner & Drive-In Movie Theater.About Merr y Ex-Mas: Fall in love. Again. And again. This irresistible holiday time loop rom-com is perfect for fans of In a Holidaze and The Holiday Swap. Which man from her past will make the perfect Christmas present?All Mary grace Silva wants for Christmas is a date to impress her big\, boisterou s family. Instead\, a disastrous setup and an awkward run-in with her ex -best friend Robbie leave her wishing for a holiday miracle.Then a slip on the ice lands her in a time loop—reliving Christmas Eve with a differ ent ex each time. There’s Flynn the finance bro\, Dale the rising music star\, Jamie the fitness influencer.Glamorous? Sure. Perfect? Not so muc h.Between caroling and cookie baking\, Marygrace is checking exes off he r list—but somehow\, Robbie keeps showing up too. Maybe the love she’s b een searching for has been there all along...With a sprinkling of sugar and just the right amount of spice\, this romance about family\, friends hip\, finding your voice\, and the promise of “what-if” is a holiday tre at you won’t want to miss.“An enjoyable time-loop holiday rom-com about choosing one’s own path and finding one’s voice.” — Library JournalC.C. Dador writes heartwarming romances filled with big laughs\, cozy vibes\, and sexy moments you’ll want to snuggle up with again and again. Like h er work in event planning\, C.C. is all about swoon-worthy details and m aking sure her readers are having their best day. C.C. is a first genera tion Filipino American and currently lives in the D.C. metro area. When she isn't writing\, C.C. can be found enjoying seasonal drinks and hunti ng for the perfect gifts for friends and family.\n\nhttps://findlocal.co mmunity/event/30bc920b-e323-4971-b10e-c22bee270039 LOCATION:Books Inc.\, 2251 Chestnut St URL:https://findlocal.community/event/30bc920b-e323-4971-b10e-c22bee27003 9 STATUS:CONFIRMED SEQUENCE:0 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR