About this Event
Join us in celebrating the release of with Sarah Glenn Marsh, where betrayal, broken blades, and long-buried feelings take center stage.
Alongside writers Katie Abdou and Aleese Lin, hear Sarah talk romantasy heat, second chances, shadowy forces stalking the path to redemption, and why sometimes the real treasure is confronting the feelings you swore were dead.
In Our Rogue Fates, former best friends (now professional grudge-holders) Griff Sayer and Mal Pryce are forced back together after a job gone spectacularly wrong leaves Griff near death and Mal racing to fix it. With just four weeks to retrieve an ancient treasure from the ghost-haunted Rotrose Mire, Mal sets off armed with a map, a broken blade, one very reluctant Griff, their old friend Alys—and a whole swamp’s worth of unresolved tension.
Tickets include your very own hardcover copy of Our Rogue Fates! Stick around for the signature and salutations portion of the evening, guests are welcome to bring the authors’ other books from home to have signed.
EVENT DETAILS
- 6:30 PM: Doors Open – Settle in, grab a drink from our cafe and wine bar, and get ready for a great discussion!
- 7:00 PM: Discussion Begins – Sarah, Katie, and Aleese will dive into Our Rogue Fates.
- 7:45 PM: Q&A Session – Your chance to ask the author anything!
- 8:00 PM: Signatures, Snapping Pics, and Salutations – Meet the author, get your book signed, and snap a photo.
- 8:30 PM: Last call - Grab your final pour from the wine bar.
- 9:00 PM: Event Wraps Up – Thanks for joining us!
Tickets are limited, so grab yours soon! If the event sells out, you can join the Eventbrite waitlist by selecting “Reserve a spot” followed by “Join Waitlist”. Should any spots open up, you’ll have 24 hours to register before we offer it to the next person.
ACCESSIBILITY
Check-in will take place at our front entrance on Brattle Street. If you have any accessibility needs, you're welcome to use our side entrance (located on the right side of the building), which is wheelchair accessible and has a ramp.
Guests who would benefit from priority seating or any additional assistance are encouraged to reach out in advance — just email us at [email protected]. We're more than happy to make arrangements to ensure you feel comfortable and supported.
We’re always learning and looking for ways to make our events more accessible. If you have suggestions or feedback, we’d love to hear from you!
BOOK PICKUP POLICY
If you purchased a book with your event ticket but can’t make it to the event—and don’t request a refund—we’ll happily hold your book for pickup for up to 30 days after the event date.
We’ll be in touch via the email you provided at checkout to help coordinate pickup. After 30 days, if we haven’t heard from you or made other arrangements, we’ll consider the book abandoned property and may donate it or return it to inventory so it can find a new home.
Thanks so much for your understanding and for supporting our events—we love doing this with you!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Sarah Glenn Marsh has been an avid fantasy reader since the day her dad handed her a copy of The Hobbit and promised it would change her life. She believes we all deserve happy endings and is an author of books for everyone, including many young adult, middle grade, and picture book titles. She lives in Richmond, Virginia with her family, including one sweet daughter, one slightly dull sword, and the chaos of many pets, like a turtle named Muffin who she definitely did not bring back from any haunted swamp. Our Rogue Fates is her first adult novel.
ABOUT OUR ROGUE FATES
Our Rogue Fates is an adult romantasy crackling with tension and heat, perfect for fans of Lord of the Rings who wanted Sam and Frodo to get together on the quest.
Heartbreaker Griff Sayer and enterprising conman Mal Pryce were best friends, once, though they've only exchanged scathing looks and jabs since the fight that sent them their separate ways years ago. But all that begins to change when an attack Mal plotted for his shady boss leaves Griff near death, forcing them back into each other's orbit.
Livid at his boss, Mal makes a deal to earn his freedom and Griff's safety: he has just four weeks to retrieve an ancient treasure from Rotrose Mire, a swamp known for its ghostly and beastly dangers. Armed with a map and a broken blade, Mal sets off with a reluctant Griff and their old friend Alys in tow, completely unprepared for the long-buried feelings he and Griff are about to rediscover as they learn to trust again--and equally unprepared to realize that someone or something is shadowing their every step, no friend to their parents' old enemies, but also no friend to would-be heroes...
ABOUT THE CONVERSATION PARTNER
Katie Abdou primarily writes historical Young Adult books, leaning into fantasy and adventure more than anything else. Her dream is for her books to be a safe place for teens and young adults to find representation and to understand the experiences of trauma, hardship, romance, and adventure through her characters within the safety of fiction. Katie is represented by Keir Alekseii of Azantian Literary Agency.
Katie's debut novel A Prince Among Pirates publishes June 16th, 2026 with Atheneum.
ABOUT THE CONVERSATION PARTNER
Aleese Lin has received multiple writing honors, including being named a 2022 Lambda Literary fellow, a Tin House workshop alumnus, and "absolutely bonkers" per her beta readers. Aleese enjoys engaging with the writing community through teaching and hosting low-cost writing retreats. Presently, she lives in a hillside cottage overlooking Boston with her partner, two cats, toddler-aged son, and more weeds in the garden than she can properly manage.
Aleese's upcoming release Samantha Spük: Paranormal Wedding Planner publishes June 2nd, 2026 with Saga Press.
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