THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2
7:00pm

Inspired by the ideas of Ayn Rand, author Ellen Kenner will be on hand to read from and discuss her new book, THE SELFISH PATH TO ROMANCE: How to Love with Passion and Reason. A book signing and reception will follow.

Just about everything most of us have learned about how to find love is wrong. That's the premise of "The Selfish Path to Romance." Love is not about sacrifice. Real, lasting romance comes when you are certain about yourself, your needs, and your worth. In the words of top-selling novelist and philosopher Ayn Rand, "It is one's own personal, selfish happiness that one seeks, earns and derives from love."

Authors Dr. Edwin Locke and Dr. Ellen Kenner are inspired by the work of philosopher and novelist Ayn Rand. Their book explores Ayn Rand's belief that the assertion of your own needs and values is the foundation of love. The Selfish Path to Romance offers a no-nonsense, rational alternative for those who are serious about finding and sustaining a lifetime romance.

Be prepared to have your preconceptions shattered, your intuition challenged, and be ready for candid introspection.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4
2:00pm

AuAuthor Ann Hood will fascinate kids with her tales from the historical time travel TREASURE CHEST series. A reception and book signing follows.

ANGEL OF THE BATTLEFIELD (Book 1)
After their parents divorce, 12-year-old twins Felix and Maisie move with their mother to live in the attic of a historic Newport, Rhode Island, mansion where they discover a hidden room that carries with it an intriguing secret--the key to time travel.

While exploring The Treasure Chest, Felix and Maisie are transported to a Massachusetts farm in 1836. Disappointed that they have not landed in their beloved New York City, they wonder why they were brought to Massachusetts to meet a young girl named Clara Barton. Perhaps Clara has a message for the twins? Or maybe they have one for her?

LITTLE LION (Book 2)
Now that the twins have begun to settle into their new lives at Elm Medona, they delve deeper into The Treasure Chest and uncover more about the Pickworth family, including the disappearance of their great-uncle Thorne and the theft of priceless family artifacts.

In this adventure, The Treasure Chest transports Felix and Maisie to tropical St. Croix in 1772. There they meet a young man named Alexander Hamilton who is about to embark on a journey to New York. Felix and Maisie aren't sure why The Treasure Chest has brought them to meet Alexander, but they are determined to not let him out of their sights . . .even if that means stowing away on the very ship he is sailing off on.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10
7:00pm

Author Alicia Anabel Santos will be here to discuss her new book. A signing and reception will follow.

FINDING YOUR FORCE is a memoir written in the form of a love letter to a daught...er. In this intimate conversation we journey into the darkest parts of Alicia's soul. We walk with her as she digs deep underneath the ruins where all her secrets are kept.

Santos is being called on an excavation to stop running and face those moments that have transformed her from surviving rape, healing through loss and coming out as a lesbian.

This is a journey about life, death and rebirth. Alicia tells her daughter a story that is raw and heart wrenching. It is not a love story but definitely a story of love.

Santos is a Writer, Producer and Playwright who is passionate about writing works that empower and inspire women to find their voices.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11
7:00pm

Author W. G. Marshall is joined by BOTS fave Walter Greatshell to discuss Mr. Marshall's newest book, ENORMITY! A reception and book signing with the author follows.

Enormity is the strange tale of an American working in Korea, a lonely young man n...amed Manny Lopes, who is not only physically small (in his own words, he''s a "Creole shrimp"), but his work, his failed marriage, his race, all conspire to make him feel puny and insignificant-the proverbial ninety-eight-pound weakling.

Then one day an accident happens, a quantum explosion, and suddenly Manny awakens to discover that he is big-really big. In fact, Manny is enormous, a mile-high colossus! Now there''s no stopping him: he''s a one-man weapon of mass destruction. Yet he means well.

Enormity takes some odd turns, featuring characters like surfing gangbangers, elderly terrorists, and a North Korean assassin who thinks she''s Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz. There''s also sex, violence, and action galore, with the army throwing everything it has against the rampaging colossus that is Manny Lopes. But there''s only one weapon that has any chance at all of stopping him: his wife.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23
7:00pm

Author Tina Egnoski is here to talk about and read from her new book, IN THE TIME OF THE FEAST OF FLOWERS. A recption and signing will follow.

Small-town Florida, 1976. Life is squeaky-clean. Nothing ever happens here and ...if it does, the only response is a polite smile. Sensible Abby Newman is best friends with free-spirit Dana Massey.

Seventeen and restless, they set out to defy the town motto: Hear, Speak, See No Evil. They smoke, drink, push the boundaries of sexual exploration, and break into neighborhood houses. When Dana steals an expensive object, their innocent prank turns into a crime. Soon the theft comes to light, along with other secrets, and the strength of their friendship is challenged.

In the land explorer Ponce de Leon named Pascua Florida--Feast of Flowers--Abby learns about loyalty, betrayal, and the power of forgiveness.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25
2:00pm

Join us for a thrilling night with author Lars Trodson, who will read from and sign copies of his new book, EAGLES FLY ALONE. A reception will follow.

One little bird...is all it took to put an entire... town in New Hampshire on edge.

When Langley Calhoun, the Chief of Police of Fenton, New Hampshire, decides that it's more important to find out who committed a senseless crime than it is to protect the rich and powerful - and even members of his own family - then things get tense in peaceful little Fenton.

The mystery that unfolds also forces the Chief to face the deep hostility that has been simmering between him and his older brother, a powerful lawyer, for decades.