BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P1H REFRESH-INTERVAL:P1H CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Montreal BEGIN:DAYLIGHT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:Eastern Daylight Time END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Montreal:20261121T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Montreal:20261121T160000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Kim Harrington (A Killer for Christmas) and Ashley Cowan (Not Another Christmas Movie) Weekend Book Signing DESCRIPTION:Bank Square Books presents a weekend book signing with Kim Harrington and Ashley Cowan for their Christmas romance books! About A Killer for Christmas Wrapped in red has a bloody new meaning in this contemporary holiday romance with a murderous twist\, perfect for readers who enjoyed The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year. Christmasville\, Maine\, is the only place where Kelsey Hendricks has ever felt happy. When she loses both her job and her boyfriend\, the move is a no-brainer\, especially when she sees a listing for a position as Christmasville's social media manager. Surrounded by twinkling lights and candy canes and with the perfect job\, this tinsel town is working its magic on Kelsey. With two heartthrobs vying for her attention\, her life is now just like a Christmas movie. Except for the murders. The first one is dismissed as an accident. But after the second\, and definitely the third\, it becomes abundantly clear that Santa is leaving coal in someone's stocking this year. Determined to bring back the holly jolly spirit to the town before tourists begin canceling their reservations\, Kelsey must sleuth her way out of a chilling murder mystery and back to a holiday rom-com. This charming and clever mystery-romance where a cozy winter wonderland warms the heart while suspense chills the bones is the perfect read for the holiday season. About Kim Harrington Kim Harrington's A Killer for Christmas is her debut adult mystery from Crooked Lane Books. She is also known for her teen novels Clarity\, Perception\, The Dead and Buried\, and Forget Me\, as well as books for younger readers\, including Revenge of the Red Club\, the Sleuth or Dare series\, and the Gamer Squad series. Kim lives in Massachusetts with her family and never leaves the house without a book. She has an MBA but would rather plot twists than business plans. When not writing\, she's most likely reading or dreaming about her next vacation. About Not Another Christmas Movie When Annie Meyers wakes up in a made-for-TV Christmas movie starring her ex-situationship and a now not-so-dorky childhood neighbor\, her plans to swear off love and Christmas begin to unravel. Perfect for fans of A Merry Little Meet Cute\, this holiday rom-com will enchant readers who have a love-hate relationship with Christmas movies. Thirty-something Annie Meyers is having a rough year. Her situationship with the noncommittal Chris fizzled out\, and her best friend's impending engagement is the final crunch of the candy cane. Her solution: to spend the holiday slugging boxed ros and ignoring the rest of the world. That is\, until she falls asleep and wakes up in her worst nightmare: a made-for-TV Christmas movie version of her quaint hometown. To make matters worse\, Chris is now the town's hunky widower and owner of a Christmas tree farm. But Annie isn't trapped alone: Her dorky childhood neighbor\, Nick\, is here too. Only\, he's not quite as dorky as she remembers. After some mild panic\, Annie and Nick realize their escape hinges on playing into classic rom-com tropes. The plan is simple: Annie will woo Chris the now "perfect boyfriend" and Nick\, his childhood sweetheart\, Bailey. But after holiday hoedowns\, ice-skating dates\, and cookie-baking montages\, Annie begins to wonder if the real magic of Christmas and love is much closer to home. About Ashley Cowan Ashley Cowan lives in Simsbury\, Connecticut\, where she wrangles a circus that includes one husband\, three daughters\, two rescue cats\, and two rescue dogs. A graduate of Roger Williams University\, she moved to New York City as a starving artist and then to San Francisco\, where she became a moderately hungry artist\, acting\, writing\, directing\, and enjoying many burritos before returning to New England. Ashley is a published playwright\, with work featured in The Applause Acting Series: 25 10-Minute Plays for Teens\, and her plays have been staged everywhere from San Francisco theaters (and bars moonlighting as theaters) to Texas middle schools and community centers across the tri-state area. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Bank Square Books presents a weekend book signing with Kim Harrington and Ashley Cowan for their Christmas romance books! \;

About A Killer for Christmas \;

Wrapped in red has a bloody new meaning in this contemporary holiday romance with a murderous twist\, perfect for readers who enjoyed The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year. Christmasville\, Maine\, is the only place where Kelsey Hendricks has ever felt happy. When she loses both her job and her boyfriend\, the move is a no-brainer\, especially when she sees a listing for a position as Christmasville&rsquo\;s social media manager. Surrounded by twinkling lights and candy canes and with the perfect job\, this tinsel town is working its magic on Kelsey. With two heartthrobs vying for her attention\, her life is now just like a Christmas movie. Except for the murders. The first one is dismissed as an accident. But after the second\, and definitely the third\, it becomes abundantly clear that Santa is leaving coal in someone&rsquo\;s stocking this year. Determined to bring back the holly jolly spirit to the town before tourists begin canceling their reservations\, Kelsey must sleuth her way out of a chilling murder mystery and back to a holiday rom-com. This charming and clever mystery-romance where a cozy winter wonderland warms the heart while suspense chills the bones is the perfect read for the holiday season. \;

About Kim Harrington \;

Kim Harrington'\;s A Killer for Christmas is her debut adult mystery from Crooked Lane Books. She is also known for her teen novels Clarity\, Perception\, The Dead and Buried\, and Forget Me\, as well as books for younger readers\, including Revenge of the Red Club\, the Sleuth or Dare series\, and the Gamer Squad series. Kim lives in Massachusetts with her family and never leaves the house without a book. She has an MBA but would rather plot twists than business plans. When not writing\, she&rsquo\;s most likely reading or dreaming about her next vacation. \;

About Not Another Christmas Movie \;

When Annie Meyers wakes up in a made-for-TV Christmas movie starring her ex-situationship and a now not-so-dorky childhood neighbor\, her plans to swear off love&mdash\;and Christmas&mdash\;begin to unravel. Perfect for fans of A Merry Little Meet Cute\, this holiday rom-com will enchant readers who have a love-hate relationship with Christmas movies. Thirty-something Annie Meyers is having a rough year. Her situationship with the noncommittal Chris fizzled out\, and her best friend&rsquo\;s impending engagement is the final crunch of the candy cane. Her solution: to spend the holiday slugging boxed rosé\; and ignoring the rest of the world. That is\, until she falls asleep and wakes up in her worst nightmare: a made-for-TV Christmas movie version of her quaint hometown. To make matters worse\, Chris is now the town&rsquo\;s hunky widower and owner of a Christmas tree farm. But Annie isn&rsquo\;t trapped alone: Her dorky childhood neighbor\, Nick\, is here too. Only\, he&rsquo\;s not quite as dorky as she remembers. After some mild panic\, Annie and Nick realize their escape hinges on playing into classic rom-com tropes. The plan is simple: Annie will woo Chris&mdash\;the now &ldquo\;perfect boyfriend&rdquo\;&mdash\;and Nick\, his childhood sweetheart\, Bailey. But after holiday hoedowns\, ice-skating dates\, and cookie-baking montages\, Annie begins to wonder if the real magic of Christmas&mdash\;and love&mdash\;is much closer to home. \;

About Ashley Cowan \;

Ashley Cowan lives in Simsbury\, Connecticut\, where she wrangles a circus that includes one husband\, three daughters\, two rescue cats\, and two rescue dogs. A graduate of Roger Williams University\, she moved to New York City as a starving artist and then to San Francisco\, where she became a moderately hungry artist\, acting\, writing\, directing\, and enjoying many burritos before returning to New England. Ashley is a published playwright\, with work featured in The Applause Acting Series: 25 10-Minute Plays for Teens\, and her plays have been staged everywhere from San Francisco theaters (and bars moonlighting as theaters) to Texas middle schools and community centers across the tri-state area.

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