{"product_id":"ligia-n-cushman-author-signing-1","title":"Ligia N. Cushman: Author Signing!","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"max-width: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; white-space: normal; word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-wrap: break-word; hyphens: manual;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJoin us at \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Book Lounge on Saturday, February 20th from 12–3 PM\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e for a special signing event with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLigia N. Cushman\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Afro-Latina dark fantasy romance author and creator of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eRuin of the Last King and Rise of the Last Queen.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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 copies signed, and step into richly imagined worlds filled with Caribbean-inspired magick, romance, betrayal, femme rage, and unforgettable characters. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvent Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDate: February 20th, 2027\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLocation: The Book Lounge, 631 Central Avenue\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTime: 12pm to 3pm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTickets: Free to attend; no reservation required.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Books\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Ruin of the Last King\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTHE BEGINNING OF THE END.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMy heart is not ready to say goodbye to this world, but I cannot wait for you to experience everything that is coming. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe throne is waiting. The kingdom is falling. And nothing will ever be the same. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRise of the Last Queen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSole Porte has given the Darkness her love, her body, her magick, and months of silence. What she hasn't given it is her name.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRivian is coming for her with forty-seven ships and a weapon that beats like a second heart. But some rescues don't end when the cage breaks.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBefore this is over, a kingdom will fall, a child will be born into fire, and the prophecy will be fulfilled. Sole will take back what the darkness took from her. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLigia N. Cushman, MA \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis a Dominican-American fantasy author and the force behind The Mōsa Chronicles, a BookTok sensation that has readers worldwide losing sleep, missing stops, and tagging their whole timeline. Her series built its following the way all real things do: through worlds that feel lived-in, characters who refuse to be forgotten, and stories centered on women of color navigating power, magic, betrayal, and the kind of love that costs something. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe third installment, Rise of a Cursed Kingdom, claimed an Amazon bestseller rank for seven days and proved this series is only getting bigger.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA former therapist, Ligia brings the same precision to her characters’ inner lives that she once brought to the therapy room. Her people are complicated, wounded, and real in the way that only someone who has sat with human pain truly understands. That psychological depth is not an accident. 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