{"product_id":"author-signing-meghan-french","title":"Author Signing: Meghan French!","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor Signing with Meghan French — Chicago Foxes Series\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJoin us at \u003c\/span\u003eThe Book Lounge on Saturday, May 30th from 12–3 PM for a special signing event with Meghan French—an Arizona-based author and school psychologist writes steamy, emotionally rich romances featuring strong women and swoonworthy, dirty-talking heroes, with a focus on authentic mental health representation. She balances writing with yoga, reading, and life with her husband and dog.\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis event is free to attend, and her books will be available for purchase on-site. Stop by to meet the author, get your copy signed, and celebrate the work of a spectacular spicy romance author!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvent Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDate: May 30th, 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLocation: The Book Lounge, 631 Central Avenue\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eTime: 12pm to 3pm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTickets: Free to attend; no reservation required.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Books\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eCasual Now\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAMY: \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI’ve always worn my heart on my sleeve, determined to find love and have fun along the way. My last breakup, though, left my heart in shambles and I decided it’s not worth it to get heartbroken again. So I’ll approach my future relationships with a casual outlook. If I keep things light, I can’t get hurt, right? I plan on guarding my anxious heart moving forward. That is, until I meet Jackson “JJ” Jeffers, the gorgeous starting shortstop for the Chicago Foxes and my new neighbor. He might try to sweep me off my feet, but I can resist his charms, because deep down, who really wants more than casual now anyway?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJJ: \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe moment I laid eyes on Amy Stone, I was impressed, and after my last relationship–my disaster of an engagement–I’m not used to being the one doing the chasing. Amy is giving me a run for my money, though, and I’m enjoying every moment of it. Once she finally decides to take the leap, though, my family–specifically in the form of my estranged mother–interrupts our progress. My mother’s desperation to get her own way threatens not only my relationship with the most perfect woman for me, but my entire livelihood.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCan we walk the tightrope to ensure we survive with our integrity, jobs, and lives intact?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eI'll Look After You\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eALICIA:\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLife has thrown me plenty of curveballs, but I was unprepared for my boss to tell me that my job is not only in jeopardy, but my hours have to be slashed so drastically, I can no longer afford my rent. Add in the mysterious and creepy letters that keep showing up in my mailbox, each one with a slightly more ominous tone, and your girl is barely hanging on. So when Warner James, the attractive outfielder for the Chicago Foxes and teammate to my best friend’s fiancé, offers to let me stay at his place, I’m in no position to turn him down. And when the letters keep coming, and we hatch a plan to fake date so my stalker finally gets the hint that I’m unavailable, I feel like things are finally clicking into place. Until I can’t stop looking at my roommate \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003elike that.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e And our fake little touches seem to turn into something more…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eWARNER:\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI admit that I’ve been known to get around. I treat women well and my reputation of never being seen with the same woman twice is honestly deserved. My focus is baseball and hardly anything else at this stage of my life–relationships can come after I retire. Still, my new roommate needs help and I’m all too happy to provide it. I suddenly feel useful off the field. I don’t mind pretending for the cameras if it ensures Alicia’s safety. And who cares if it makes me feel warm inside when she smiles at me…or when our gazes catch and linger a little longer than necessary. I’m just here to help a friend, and this will all be over soon.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Way You Say Good Morning\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eDELANEY:\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMy life was just fine before Samuel “Benny” Benjamin forced his way in. No stranger to heartache myself, I keep my interactions with the opposite sex to the hit-it-and-quit-it variety. Instead, the universe keeps throwing us together. And sure, I’ll take the free dinners he keeps offering me, and the company he keeps me while visiting me at work, and the way he looks at me when he thinks I’m not paying attention, and the irresistible and fun banter between us, but we aren’t falling in love. And there definitely isn’t a long-term future for us.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eBENNY:\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe pressure on me this season is unlike any I’ve ever experienced. After failing to lead my team to the World Series–yet \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eagain–\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI’m dreading what a new season will bring. It’s hard enough being a team manager and a single dad away from your kids, but add in the pressure of an entire city on your shoulders? It’s enough to bring a man to his knees. In what I thought was an attempt to release some tension, I hooked up with a bartender at Warner James’s audiobook launch. What I didn’t know was how the universe was going to keep throwing us together, or just how many sparks would fly even after our initial meeting. Now, the universe might not be the only thing bringing me to my knees.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cem\u003eReckless Behavior\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eJUNE:\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI work hard and love hard, so sue me. Few things in my life have gone according to my plan lately. It’s bad enough that I had to leave what I thought was my dream job when the company suddenly folded, necessitating a move back in with my parents. When my professional baseball player brother hooks me up with a job in Chicago working for the team there, there’s finally a ray of hope in the shambles that have become my life. My brother even arranges my housing for me. There’s just one small problem: I have to live with my brother’s best friend, who may or may not be my childhood crush and the boy who gave me my first kiss, only to immediately break my heart after.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll I have to do is make it through the season. With one season under my belt, I’ll have enough experience and money saved up to venture out on my own, until my new roommate suddenly has ideas of his own.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eASHER: \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt’s my first full season as the starting pitcher for the Chicago Foxes and I’m finally settling into a groove. I’ve got friends, my team is doing well, and I’m pitching the best I ever have in my life. So when I finally decide I can relax enough to focus on my love life (or lack thereof), I dip my toes in the dating pool only to discover complete humiliation. Apparently, my nerves surrounding the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eextracurricular activities\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eafter I take my date home translate into a fumbling, awkward mess, leaving all parties dissatisfied. In a desperate attempt to regain control of the narrative spreading throughout the city that I’m bad in bed, I agree to allow my roommate to give me lessons, as long as her brother never finds out.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBecause what her overprotective brother and my best friend can’t know–ever–is that I’ve been in love with June Demoranville since I was a teenager. I’ve kept her at a distance since then, and that’s where she will remain. 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