Name: An Evening with Lynn Painter
Start: 2025-10-02T18:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-10-02T20:00:00-05:00
Location: Books-A-Million

Join us for a special event with NYT bestselling author, Lynn Painter!
About this Event

Join us for an evening of fun with #1 New York Times bestselling author Lynn Painter as we celebrate the release of her latest heartfelt rom-com, Fake Skating!

The event will feature an interactive Q&A with Lynn, followed by a book signing and photo op!

🎟️ Each ticket includes a BAM! Exclusive edition of Fake Skating.

Signing Guidelines:

Lynn will personalize (name only) your copy of Fake Skating and sign up to two (2) YA backlist titles.
Guests may bring one (1) book from home to be signed.

Don’t miss this chance to meet Lynn in person, chat all things rom-com, and take home a signed edition of her newest release. We can’t wait to see you there! 💖

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Better Than the Movies Lynn Painter comes a heartfelt and banter-filled rom-com about childhood sweethearts whose icy reunion in their hockey-loving hometown unexpectedly thaws when they fake a romantic relationship.

Growing up, Dani couldn't help but follow around the adorable son of her mom's best friend. Funny, kind of nerdy, and a little soft, Alec was always down to hang with Dani when they were little. From play dates on the playground to sneaking into movie theaters, Dani and Alec were inseparable. Until Dani moved away. Alec promised they'd stay in touch--except, they didn't.

Flash forward and Dani is back in Minnesota for her senior year, she and her mom living with her grandfather. Dealing with the fallout of her parents' devastating divorce, Dani wouldn't mind a nerd-out with the cozy and comforting Alec (and maybe a chance to confront him on his MIA status for all these years). But teenage Alec is nothing like the kid Dani remembers. He's a hockey star in a town where hockey players are worshiped as gods. Dani's place as his shadow has been taken up by drooling female fans...and he loves it.

Dani is resolved to ice out her former best friend until an unlikely series of events brings them together--and forces them to fake being a couple. Once forced together, the former childhood sweethearts begin to reconnect, unearth complicated family secrets, and face their true feelings towards each other...including the real reason Alec has been pushing Dani away all these years.

Lynn Painter is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Better Than the Movies, The Do-Over, Betting on You, Mr. Wrong Number, The Love Wager, Nothing Like the Movies, and Fake Skating. She lives in Nebraska with her husband and pack of wild children, and when she isn't reading or writing, odds are good she's guzzling energy drinks and watching rom-coms. You can find her at LynnPainter.com, on Instagram @LynnPainterBooks, on X @LAPainter, and on TikTok @WesBennettsMom.