An Afternoon with Bestselling Authors, Sara Raasch & Timothy Janovsky

Join us for an exciting event with bestselling authors, Sara Raasch and Timothy Janovsky, as we celebrate the release of Sara's sexy, quirky rom-com, The Nightmare Before Kissmas. Get ready for an afternoon of festive fun as the talented authors behind your favorite books discuss their latest works and answer your burning questions!

Ticket options are available and will give you the choice to reserve your copy of The Nightmare Before Christmas, featuring beautiful ruby sprayed edges, by pre-purchasing through Eventbrite.

Books-A-Million will also have the incredibly talented Timothy Janovsky's books available for purchase in-store or through Eventbrite as an add-on option, including his newest releases The Merriest Misters and You Had Me at Happy Hour!

*Please note -

• A book purchase is required to attend the event.
• Each guest may bring one (1) book from home, per author, for signing.
• All in-store book purchases will be signed and personalized (this includes anything pre-purchased through Eventbrite).
• Books-A-Million will have additional stock available for purchase at the event or through Eventbrite with the add-on option.

Don't miss out on this special opportunity to meet these incredible authors in person and get your books signed. We can't wait to see you there!

Red, White & Royal Blue meets The Nightmare Before Christmas in a sexy, quirky rom-com where the golden-hearted Prince of Christmas falls for the totally off-limits Prince of Halloween.

Nicholas "Coal" Claus used to love Christmas. Until his father, the reigning Santa, turned the holiday into a PR façade. Coal will do anything to escape the spectacle, including getting tangled in a drunken, supremely hot make-out session with a beautiful man behind a seedy bar one night.

But the heir to Christmas is soon commanded to do his duty: he will marry his best friend, Iris, the Easter Princess and his brother's not-so-secret crush. A situation that has disaster written all over it.

Things go from bad to worse when a rival arrives to challenge Coal for the princess's hand...and Coal comes face-to-face with his mysterious behind-the-bar hottie: Hex, the Prince of Halloween.

It's a fake competition between two holiday princes who can't keep their hands off each other over a marriage of convenience that no one wants. And it all leads to one of the sweetest, sexiest, messiest, most delightfully unforgettable love stories of the year.

Sara Raasch grew up among the cornfields of Ohio and currently lives in the historical corridor of southeastern Virginia. She is the New York Times bestselling author of seven books for young adults. In her debut adult novel, Raasch offers readers all the joy, irreverent wit, and crackling sexiness of your favorite sweet-as-a candy-cane holiday romp.

The Santa Clause meets Husband Material in this delightful holiday novel!

Patrick Hargrave and Quinn Muller have been married for less than a year, but their passionate romance is cracking under the pressures of domestic life and a cumbersome mortgage. That's until Christmas Eve when Patrick wakes Quinn up with: "I think I've killed a man."

Quinn realizes the "burglar" Patrick knocked out is none other than Mr. Claus himself. Instructed by a harried elf to don the red suit and take the reins of the reindeer-guided sleigh up on the roof, Quinn and Patrick work together to save Christmas.

But as the sun rises on Christmas morning, the sleigh brings them back to the North Pole instead of New Jersey, and they're in for a massive shock. The couple must assume the roles of Santa Claus and the first ever Merriest Mister or Christmas will be canceled... permanently.

With Christmas-and their marriage-on the line, Patrick and Quinn agree to stay together for one year. But can running a toy shop together save their relationship, or will Patrick and Quinn be stuffing coal in each other's stockings come next Christmas?

TIMOTHY JANOVSKY(he/him) is a queer, multidisciplinary storyteller based in DC. He holds a Bachelor's degree from Muhlenberg College and a self-appointed certificate in rom-com studies (accreditation pending). When he's not daydreaming about young Hugh Grant, he's telling jokes, playing characters, and writing books. He is the author of Never Been Kissed, You're A Mean One, Matthew Prince, and New Adult.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Books-A-Million, 10300 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia, United States