{"product_id":"rachyl-moore-author-signing","title":"Rachyl Moore: Author Signing!","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJoin us at \u003c\/span\u003eThe Book Lounge on Saturday, July 4th from 12–3 PM for a special signing event with Rachyl Moore—a dystopian science fiction\/thriller writer and author of \u003cem\u003eThe Things We Would Bear.\u003c\/em\u003e\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 phenomenal independent 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: July 4th, 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 Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Things We Would Bear\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"m_-6804595015485451889gmail-docs-internal-guid-0e366ab5-7fff-1e8d-0fea-a43d174e9b7c\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e\"Let no one know you have him.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis was the quiet warning Leo received when he was discharged from the Human Military Unit and given his support companion. After human soldiers became obsolete—replaced by intelligent systems and mechanical operators—veterans like Leo were sent to live in the shadows of the HMU Block at the edge of Ft. Stratton. A place for those faded from memory to forget.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLeo wants to stay forgotten. But he wasn't given a standard-issue companion. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHe got Bear.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSmall, silent, and more advanced than any typical unit, Bear is Leo's only tether to stability in a fast-changing world. In the isolation of the city's edge, Leo has remained content for fifteen years. But without Bear, he wouldn't last a day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eNow, Bear is refusing to charge. His battery is draining. Fast.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the blue fiberoptic fur fades, the isolation Leo built around himself shatters. A nurse, an archivist, and a military engineer start appearing at his door—strangers carrying pieces of a fractured puzzle. They're asking about vanishing files and systems behaving strangely.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey think Leo is involved. They know he has something he shouldn't. They want answers he doesn't have.\u003cbr\u003eLeo only wants one thing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo fix Bear.\u003cbr\u003eBefore he loses him.\u003cbr\u003eBefore he loses everything.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCome celebrate this exciting dystopian thriller author, meet Rachyl Moore, and get your books signed!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Event","offers":[{"title":"I'll be there!","offer_id":52556376473893,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/5088\/4901\/files\/Screenshot_2026-06-13_at_1.11.41_PM.png?v=1781370806","url":"https:\/\/thebooklounge.com\/products\/rachyl-moore-author-signing","provider":"The Book Lounge","version":"1.0","type":"link"}