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Oct 15, Romance is Blossoming in Church Square Park at our Hoboken Library Festival with Miriam Allenson, Carol Van Den Hende, and Stacey Wilk

5 Oct

The Hoboken Library’s Festival on October 15, will be featuring non-fiction, mystery, children’s authors as well as poets. Authors and poets include Raakhee Mirchandanie, Mally Becker, Miriam Allenson, McKevin Shaughnessy, James Hockenberry, Patricia Carragon, Dr. John Muciaccia, Carol Van Den Hende, Robin Rosen ChangPatricia Keeler, Dawn Barclay (D.M. Barr), Charles Salzberg, Maiya Katherine, Stacey Wilk, and Erica Obey.

Today I wanted to highlight three of the amazing romance novelist who will be joining us.

Miriam Allenson
Miriam Allenson is known for “writing about hunky heroes and the women who drive them crazy.”  You can borrow two of her novels from eBCCLS including When the Duke Finds His Heart about new author, Livvy Browne, who is in England researching the Duke of Brompton’s ancestor. Jack Anstruther, duke of Brompton, refuses to help Livvy since her estranged father is his business rival. She just wants access to his library, but she might also work her way into his heart.

Carol Van Den Hende
Carol Van Den Hende is the author of the Goodbye, Orchid contemporary fiction series including Orchid Blooming, Goodbye, Orchid and coming in 2023 Always Orchid. Orchid Paige is now in her late 20’s but can’t escape the childhood trauma of her parent’s fatal accident. Now a marketer in the beauty industry she is struggling to win a promotion. The handsome entrepreneur who helps her with career might also just be the one who can help heal her heart. You can borrow the first two of Van Den Hende’s ebooks from eBCCLS. 

Stacey Wilk
Stacey Wilk describes her books as “about finding your true family, steamy love, and second chances.” Wilk’s latest novel is Stay Awhile, Part 2 of the Big Sky Country series. In the novel, Tara Haden is running away from her abusive ex. She is Ryker Ranch’s new massage therapist when she meets Kace Ryker. A bad crash ended Kace’s race car dreams, but Tara and her massages give him hope. Can they create a new better future for them both together?  Part 1 of the Big Country Series, Time Won’t Erase, is also available from Hoopla along with many of Wilk’s other romance novels.

We hope you can join us on October 15 from 11 am-4 pm in Church Square Park across from the library’s main branch at 500 Park Ave in Hoboken.  Our authors will be giving book talks and readings throughout the day.  Plus you can stop by the local author tent to meet them and have them sign copies of their books, if you would like.  We also will have music, a cooking demo, and fun events for children and teens.

Written by:
Aimee Harris
Information and Digital Services Manager

Wanted: Romance Fans!

12 Feb

Gown
For too long romance has been a maligned genre, often referred to as “bodice rippers” or “trashy books.” I discovered them as a teenager through a friend, and after that, read all the Nora Roberts I could get my hands on. I proudly include romance on my reading lists!

If you want to explore different romance genres with a like-minded group of people, come to the first official meeting of the Hoboken Public Library’s newest book club “Romancing the Stacks,” Tuesday, March 31 at 6:30 PM. The first book I have selected for the club is Jennifer Robeson’s The Gown, a historical romance with a royal twist, spanning 1947-2016. In this book we meet Heather Mackenzie, who is grieving the loss of her grandmother, a woman she called Nan. Heather receives a final gift from Nan: a box with a piece of embroidery. The embroidery is striking and closely resembles the embroidery work on the train of Princess Elizabeth’s Wedding dress from her marriage to Prince Phillip in 1947. Nan never mentioned working in embroidery, or for that matter, mentioned much about her past. Heather sets off to find out what she can about her mysterious gift. The reader then learns more about Nan’s life after WWII and what brought her to North America.

If you like romance, you will love “The Gown.” If you have never read romance, this is the perfect first book for you; I had it along on a beach trip, and could not put it down.

You can also participate in our Mystery and Science Fiction/Fantasy Book Clubs!

Written by:
Lindsay T. Sakmann
Reference Librarian