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SEPTEMBER
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LIVE - Shelly Jay Shore: Love Me Like a Rock Song

September 1, 2026
6:00 PM
Hosted by Books on the Square
471 Angell Street
Providence, RI 02906

Join us for a reading and book signing with Shelly Jay Shore, author of Love Me Like a Rock Song.

☆ Please RSVP

LIVE - Mackenzie Reed: I Hope This Email Finds You in Hell Release Party

September 1, 2026
7:00 PM
Hosted by Lovestruck Books
44 Brattle Street
Cambridge MA 02138

Be the first to get your hands on I Hope This Email Finds You in Hell with author Mackenzie Reed at her official release party! Mackenzie will be joined in conversation by fellow romance author Heather Frances.

☆ Tickets Required

LIVE - Book Crush Book Club: Fanfiction

September 2, 2026
6:00 PM
Hosted by Keene Public Library
Miller-Vincent Room
60 Winter Street
Keene NH 03431

Every month has a theme. Choose your own book to fit the theme, share your pick with other readers, and discover new titles to try! This month's theme is Fanfiction (characters who write it, books based on it, actual fanfiction--anything goes!).

☆ Please register

LIVE - A. T. Qureshi: Rider of Dragons Release Party

September 2, 2026
7:00 PM
Hosted by Lovestruck Books
44 Brattle Street
Cambridge MA 02138

Join us for an evening celebrating the release of Rider of Dragons with author A. T. Qureshi.

☆ Tickets Required

LIVE - Romance Book Club: Tropesick

September 2, 2026
7:00 PM
Hosted by Ten Trees Books
29 Main St.
Natick MA 01760

Join us for some conversation about Tropesick by Lauren Okie.

☆ Please register

VIRTUAL - Romance Book Club: Trapped

September 3, 2026
7:00 PM
Hosted by Ashland Public Library
Ashland MA 01721

We're picking a trope and asking that you find a book with that trope. This month, it's Trapped.

☆ Please register

LIVE - Contemporary Romance Club: Just For The Plot

September 8, 2026
6:00 PM
Hosted by A Great Notion
65 Southbridge St
Auburn, MA 01501-2566

Join our new spicy/contemporary book club to discuss Meghan Quinn's Just For The Plot.

☆ Tickets Required

LIVE - Between the Sheets Book Group: A Showgirl's Rules For Falling In Love

September 8, 2026
6:30 PM
Hosted by Chelmsford Public Library
25 Boston Road
Chelmsford MA 01824

We'll gather in the conference room to discuss A Showgirl's Rules For Falling In Love by Alice Murphy.

☆ Please register

LIVE - Lenora Woods: Level Up for Love Book Launch

September 8, 2026
7:00 PM
Hosted by Side Quest Books & Games
Upstairs at Bow
1 Bow Market Way
Somerville, MA 02143

Join Side Quest Books & Games and Lenora Woods as we celebrate her second toe-curlingly perfect nerdy romance novel, Level Up for Love!

☆ Tickets Required

VIRTUAL - Between the Covers Book Group: Small Town Romances

September 8, 2026
7:00 PM
Hosted by Somerville Public Library
Assembly Row
355 Artisan Way
Somerville, MA, 02145

This month's we are reading "cozy" or "small town" romances! Ebooks can be found on Libby/OverDrive and physical books available for request.

☆ Please Register

LIVE - Romance Book Group: Rebel

September 8, 2026
7:15 PM
Hosted by Cambridge Public Library
Main Library, Teen Room
449 Broadway
Cambridge, MA 02138

This month's book: Rebel by Beverly Jenkins. Copies of the print book are set aside at the Main Library Q&A Desk on the ground floor, or available as an e-book and e-audiobook through Hoopla.

☆ Please Register

LIVE - Queer Romance Book Club: Something Fabulous

September 9, 2026
6:30 PM
Hosted by Easthampton Library
Library Annex
52 Main Street
Easthampton, MA 01027

Join the Queer Romance Book Club! This month's title is Something Fabulous by Alexis Hall.

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LIVE - Lonely Hearts Book Club: It Happened One Autumn

September 9, 2026
6:30 PM
Hosted by Tyngsborough Public Library
Library Gallery Space
25 Bryant Lane
Tyngsborough, MA, 01879

This month's book: It Happened One Autumn by Lisa Kleypas. To pick up a physical copy of your book, please visit the main desk.

☆ Please Register

LIVE - Diverse Romance Book Club: The Banned Bookshop of Maggie Banks

September 10, 2026
6:00 PM
Hosted by Read My Lips Boston
Linger Boston
525 Western Ave #6
Brighton, MA 02135

Join us at Linger (formerly Rite Tea & Espresso, at the Charles River Speedway) to discuss The Banned Bookshop of Maggie Banks by Shauna Robinson!

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LIVE - Kristyn J. Miller: Fall Into Place

September 11, 2026
7:00 PM
Hosted by The Purple Couch Bookshop
350 Winthrop Avenue #unit 9b
North Andover MA 01845

The Purple Couch Bookshop is excited to welcome back Kristyn J. Miller to celebrate the release of her new romance, Fall Into Place. Kristin will be in conversation with fellow author Betty Cayouette.

☆ Tickets Required

LIVE - Queer Romance Book Club: A Bluestocking's Guide To Decadence

September 13, 2026
10:30 AM
Hosted by All She Wrote Books
75 Washington St
Somerville, MA 02143

This month, we'll be gathering the Queer Romance Book Club to discuss A Bluestocking's Guide To Decadence by Jess Everlee!

☆ Tickets Required

LIVE - Romantasy Book Club – Assistant to the Villain

September 13, 2026
1:00 PM
Hosted by The Purple Couch Bookshop
350 Winthrop Avenue #unit 9b
North Andover MA 01845

This month's title is Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer.

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LIVE - Lenora Woods and Rebecca Podos: Level Up for Love Book Launch

September 13, 2026
2:00 PM
Hosted by Montgomery & Taggert
Chester Meeting House
4 Liberty St
Chester CT 06412

Join us for a special Level Up for Love Book Launch Party event with authors Lenora Woods and Rebecca Podos.

☆ Tickets Requiredo

LIVE - Elle Thrasher: The Fae Captain’s Thief Release Party

September 14, 2026
7:00 PM
Hosted by Lovestruck Books
44 Brattle Street
Cambridge MA 02138

Join us in celebrating the release of The Fae Captain’s Thief with author Elle Thrasher. In conversation with Annie of Sable Sorensen.

☆ Tickets Required

LIVE - B.K. Borison: Grim Tidings

September 15, 2026
7:00 PM
Hosted by Lovestruck Books
Arts at the Armory
191 Highland Avenue #1c
Somerville, MA 02143

Celebrate release day with author B.K. Borison at a special conversation about Grim Tidings. In conversation with Ashley Poston.

☆ Tickets Required

VIRTUAL - Maggie Gates: Blue Jean Summer

September 16, 2026
7:00 PM
Hosted by Ashland Public Library
Ashland MA 01721

We are so excited to be chatting with romance author Maggie Gates! We hope you'll join us for this conversation and very special book birthday.

☆ Please register

LIVE - Kay Cove: Snitch Release Bash

September 16, 2026
7:00 PM
Hosted by Lovestruck Books
44 Brattle Street
Cambridge MA 02138

Join USA Today bestselling author Kay Cove in celebrating the release of Snitch, in conversation with author Chelsea Curto,

☆ Tickets Required

LIVE - Romance Book Club: The Love Hypothesis

September 16, 2026
7:00 PM
Hosted by Trident Booksellers & Cafe
338 Newbury Street
Boston, MA 02115

For September's book club, we are reading The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazlewood.

☆ Tickets Required

LIVE - Emily Harding: Thank You for Remembering Book Bash

September 17, 2026
7:00 PM
Hosted by Lovestruck Books
44 Brattle Street
Cambridge MA 02138

We’ll sit down with Emily for a conversation about Thank You for Remembering, a witty, romantic amnesia story.

☆ Tickets Required

VIRTUAL - Romance Book Club: Get a Life, Chloe Brown

September 19, 2026
10:00 AM
Hosted by Springfield City Library
Springfield MA 01103

Get your Happily Ever After fix from the Romance Book Club! This month's selection is Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert.

☆ Please Register

LIVE - Happily-Ever-After Book Club: Small Town Romances

September 20, 2026
2:30 PM
Hosted by Boston Public Library
Central Library in Copley Square
Mezzanine Conference Room 2
700 Boylston St.
Boston, MA 02116

In September we will be chatting about our favorite small-town romances! Need a recommendation for a romance that's set in a small town? We have suggestions.

☆ Please register

LIVE - Romance Book Club: In Stormy Weather

September 21, 2026
6:30 PM
Hosted by The Silver Unicorn Bookstore
12 Spruce Street
Acton MA 01720

This month's selection is In Stormy Weather by Chelsea Curto.

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LIVE - Caroline Frank: Tastes Like Summer Soirée

September 21, 2026
7:00 PM
Hosted by Lovestruck Books
44 Brattle Street
Cambridge MA 02138

Join us in celebrating the release of Tastes Like Summer by Caroline Frank, in conversation with author Chelsea Curto.

☆ Tickets Required

LIVE - Dani's Queer Bar x All She Wrote Books Book Club: Puck

September 22, 2026
10:30 AM
Hosted by All She Wrote Books
Dani's Queer Bar
909 Boylston St
Boston, MA 02115

Join All She Wrote Books at Dani's Queer Bar for a discussion of Puck by Samantha Allen.

☆ Tickets Required

LIVE - Adalyn Grace: The Wretched Divine Release Party

September 22, 2026
7:00 PM
Hosted by Lovestruck Books
The First Parish in Cambridge, Unitarian Universalist
1446 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138

Join us for a special release day celebration of The Wretched Divine, the heart-pounding adult fantasy debut from bestselling author Adalyn Grace.

☆ Tickets Required

LIVE - Hot Takes Book Group: Written in the Stars

September 23, 2026
6:00 PM
Hosted by Framingham Public Library
J Program Room
49 Lexington Street
Framingham, MA 01702

This month's read: Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur.

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LIVE - Kristan Higgins: The Me I Used to Be

September 24, 2026
6:00 PM
Hosted by Ashland Public Library
66 Front St.
Ashland MA 01721

Kristan Higgins will be with us to celebrate her book birthday for The Me I Used to Be.

☆ Please register

LIVE - Alexandria Bellefleur: Damned If I Do Release Party

September 24, 2026
7:00 PM
Hosted by Lovestruck Books
44 Brattle Street
Cambridge MA 02138

Join Alexandria Bellefleur for a devilishly fun celebration of the release of Damned If I Do. In conversation with bookseller Robin Limeres.

☆ Tickets Required

LIVE - Kim Harrington: A Killer for Christmas

September 24, 2026
7:00 PM
Hosted by The Silver Unicorn Bookstore
12 Spruce Street
Acton MA 01720

We are excited to host local author Kim Harrington for the LAUNCH of her debut adult novel, A Killer for Christmas.

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LIVE - Teen Book Club: Bridget and Gabe Are Not Okay

September 25, 2026
7:00 PM
Hosted by Ten Trees Books
29 Main St.
Natick MA 01760

Join us for a cool hang-out in our cozy meeting space to talk up the latest book. Come and join us to discuss Lex Croucher’s Bridget and Gabe Are Not Okay.

☆ Please register

LIVE - R. J. Valldeperas: Daughter of the Dark

September 25, 2026
7:30 PM
Hosted by Side Quest Books & Games
1 Bow Market Way
Ste 32
Somerville, MA 02143

Join R. J. Valldeperas in conversation with Aislinn Brophy to launch Daughter of the Dark, a romantic fantasy of demons and daggers!

☆ Tickets Required

LIVE - Foam and Fables Book Club: The Princess Trap

September 27, 2026
4:00 PM
Hosted by Montgomery & Taggert
Little House Brewing Co.
16 Main Street
Chester CT 06412

Join the Foam and Fables Book Club! Meet us at Little House Brewing Company to discuss Rumors & Whiskey by Victoria Wilder.

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LIVE - Romance Book Club: The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love

September 28, 2026
5:30 PM
Hosted by Bank Square Books
80 Stonington Road, Suite 8
Mystic, CT 06355

Join us in sharing our love for romance! This month's pick is The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love by India Holton.

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LIVE - Romance Book Club: Beard Science

September 28, 2026
7:00 PM
Hosted by An Unlikely Story
111 South St.
Plainville MA 02762

Join us monthly for Romance Book Club, co-hosted by Jenny L. Howe and our lead bookseller Gabrielle! This month, we will be reading Beard Science by Penny Reid.

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LIVE - Andie Burke: So It Grows

September 29, 2026
6:30 PM
Hosted by An Unlikely Story
111 South St.
Plainville MA 02762

Join us for an evening of romance with USA Today bestselling author Andie Burke to celebrate the release of her new book, So It Grows! Andie will be in conversation with Jenny L. Howe.

☆ Tickets Required

LIVE - Romantasy Book Club: The Poison Daughter

September 30, 2026
6:00 PM
Hosted by A Great Notion
65 Southbridge St
Auburn, MA 01501-2566

Join Valerie to discuss Sheila Masterson's The Poison Daughter.

☆ Tickets Required

LIVE - Bel Banta: The Court of Venus Book Launch

September 30, 2026
7:00 PM
Hosted by Side Quest Books & Games
Upstairs at Bow
1 Bow Market Way
Somerville, MA 02143

Join Bel Banta in conversation with Lydia Gregovic to launch The Court of Venus, an ensnaring romantic fantasy.

☆ Tickets Required

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LIVE - Jess Turner: The Only Catch

October 1, 2026
6:00 PM
Hosted by Barrington Books
184 County Road
Barrington, RI 02806

Join us at Barrington Books as we welcome romance author Jess Turner to celebrate her debut book The Only Catch.

☆ Tickets Required

VIRTUAL - Romance Book Club: Polyamory

October 1, 2026
7:00 PM
Hosted by Ashland Public Library
Ashland MA 01721

We're picking a trope and asking that you find a book with that trope. This month, it's Polyamory romances.

☆ Please register

LIVE - Eloisa James

October 3, 2026
9:30 AM
New Hampshire Book Festival
CCA Authors Stage
Capitol Ctr. for the Arts
44 S. Main Street
Concord NH

Join Bonnie Friedman, Eloisa James, and Christine Pride with moderator Rebeca Pereira for Love and Obsession, a panel discussion.

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LIVE - T. M. Polak and Renee Valentine

October 3, 2026
10:00 AM
Hosted by Blackstone Public Library
86 Main Street
Blackstone, MA 01504

Join T. M. Polak and Renee Valentine at the Local Author Expo.

☆ Please RSVP

VIRTUAL - Julie Hall: The Secrets of Everlight

October 8, 2026
7:00 PM
Hosted by Ashland Public Library
Ashland MA 01721

You all know we love romantasy and Julie's newest book looks amazing so we just had to invite her to our virtual stage to discuss The Secrets of Everlight (Shattered Kingdoms Book 1).

☆ Please register

LIVE - Ríoghnach Robinson: Bad Words Release Party

October 14, 2026
7:00 PM
Hosted by Lovestruck Books
44 Brattle Street
Cambridge MA 02138

Join Ríoghnach Robinson to celebrate Bad Words. In conversation with local Bookstagrammer Jess Lee.

☆ Tickets Required

VIRTUAL - Women's Fiction Book Recs with Kristan Higgins

October 15, 2026
6:30 PM
Hosted by Ashland Public Library
Ashland MA 01721

Join bestselling author Kristan Higgins quarterly for 30 minutes of pure book recommendations - the best of women's fiction out there!

☆ Please register

LIVE - Love Letters to Boston

October 16, 2026
Encore Boston Harbor
1 Broadway
Everett MA 02149

SAVE THE DATE! Join Southern Belle Book Events and 40 bestselling romance authors for Love Letters to Boston.

☆ Tickets Required

LIVE - Kim Harrington

October 18, 2026
1:00 PM
Hosted by Barnes & Noble
The Crossings at Smithfield
371 Putnam Pike Suite 330
Smithfield, RI

Join us for a book signing with Kim Harrington, who will be signing A Killer for Christmas.

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LIVE - Booked for Romance Book Club

October 20, 2026
7:00 PM
Hosted by Milton Public Library
Conference Room
476 Canton Ave
Milton, MA 02186

Join us for a-choose-your-own-book book club! Bring whichever romance novel you're currently reading for a fun evening of reading and chatting—all types of romances are welcome!

☆ Please Register

LIVE - Fall in Love New England

October 23 - 25, 2026
Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel
181 Boston Post Road W,
Marlborough MA 01752

SAVE THE DATE! The ultimate romance reader meets romance author conference and book signing event.

☆ Tickets Required

LIVE - Joanna Shupe: The Gilded Rose Book Bash

October 20, 2026
7:00 PM
Hosted by Lovestruck Books
44 Brattle Street
Cambridge MA 02138

Join Joanna Shupe to celebrate the release of The Gilded Rose. In conversation with Sarah MacLean.

☆ Tickets Required

VIRTUAL - Leslye Penelope

October 21, 2026
7:00 PM
Hosted by Ashland Public Library
Ashland MA 01721

Leslye will be discussing her new book, The Inevitable Undoing of Zahara Douglass.

☆ Please register

VIRTUAL - Iman Hariri-Kia: Once in a Timeline

October 27, 2026
7:00 PM
Hosted by Ashland Public Library
Ashland MA 01721

Iman Hariri-Kia will be joining us for this AMA (ask me anything) session celebrating her new book, Once in a Timeline.

☆ Please register

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LIVE - Danielle L. Jensen: Defy the Dusk: Book One of The Sundering Duet Release Party

November 3, 2026
7:00 PM
Hosted by Lovestruck Books
The First Parish in Cambridge, Unitarian Universalist
1446 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138

Gather round for a release-day celebration of Danielle L. Jensen’s latest, Defy the Dusk: Book One of The Sundering Duet.

☆ Tickets Required

VIRTUAL - Romance Book Club: Sunny vs Grumpy

November 5, 2026
7:00 PM
Hosted by Ashland Public Library
Ashland MA 01721

We're picking a trope and asking that you find a book with that trope. This month, it's Sunny vs Grumpy.

☆ Please register

VIRTUAL - Inclusive & Diverse Romance Recommendations with Read My Lips Boston

November 18, 2026
6:00 PM
Hosted by Ashland Public Library
Ashland MA 01721

We are super excited to be partnering with bookstore owners of Read My Lips Boston for this special series! Hear about the best ROMANCE book recommendations with BIPOC/LGBTQ+/Neurodivergent/Disabled etc. characters or by representative authors from book store owners (and twin sisters!), Lily and Hannah Barrett.

☆ Please register

LIVE - Kim Harrington and Ashley Cowan

November 21, 2026
12:00 PM
Hosted by Bank Square Books
80 Stonington Road, Suite 8
Mystic, CT 06355

Bank Square Books presents a weekend book signing with Kim Harrington and Ashley Cowan for their Christmas romance books, A Killer for Christmas and Not Another Christmas Movie.

☆ Please RSVP

VIRTUAL - Holiday Romance Book Recommendations with Booklist Reviewer John Charles

November 30, 2026
7:00 PM
Hosted by Ashland Public Library
Ashland MA 01721

With the holidays right around the corner, take a minute (or an hour) to relax and find some good holiday romance reads! John Charles will give us his "best of" list of 2026 that will have your TBR pile tipping over.

☆ Please register

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VIRTUAL - Romance Book Club: Holiday (ANY Holiday) Romance

December 3, 2026
7:00 PM
Hosted by Ashland Public Library
Ashland MA 01721

We're picking a trope and asking that you find a book with that trope. This month, it's Holiday (ANY Holiday) Romance.

☆ Please register

LIVE - Katie Naymon: In Every Future, It's Us

December 3, 2026
7:00 PM
Hosted by The Silver Unicorn Bookstore
12 Spruce Street
Acton MA 01720

Join us for a special holiday romance evening event with Katie Naymon, who will be here celebrating her newest book, In Every Future, It's Us! Katie will be joined in conversation by Chelsea Curto, with moderater Grace Vogt-Alwardt.

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VIRTUAL - Lauren Connolly

December 9, 2026
7:00 PM
Hosted by Ashland Public Library
Ashland MA 01721

We just had to invite Lauren to our virtual stage to discuss her newest book, The Monster Hunter's Librarian! We hope you can join us for this fun discussion.

☆ Please register