An evening with Katherine Center

703 South Church Street,Georgetown TX 78626

23 July, 2022

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Please join us for an entertaining event with one of our favorite authors! Katherine Center has a gift for producing romantic comedies filled with fun, lots of laughs, and sparkling “bright with flirtation, banter, and the all- encompassing thrill of falling in love over a thousand tiny moments of connection.”* Her breakout hits, How to Walk Away and Things You Save in a Fire (which earned starred trade reviews, Indie Next List nominations, and Book of the Month Club selections), and her forthcoming, THE BODYGUARD, make it clear she’s gunning for the title of rom-com queen. Note this event will take place at an off-site location rather than at Lark & Owl to allow space for more attendees. The ticket price includes a copy of the book to be signed by Katherine. Hannah Brooks looks more like a kindergarten teacher than somebody who could kill you with a wine bottle opener. Or a ballpoint pen. Or a dinner napkin. But the truth is, she’s an Executive Protection Agent (aka“bodyguard”), and she just got hired to protect superstar actor Jack Stapleton from his middle-aged, corgi-breeding stalker. He’s got her heart. Jack Stapleton’s a household name—captured by paparazzi on beaches the world over, famous for, among other things, rising out of the waves in all manner of clingy board shorts and glistening like a Roman deity. But a few years back, in the wake of a family tragedy, he dropped from the public eye and went off the grid. They’ve got a secret. When Jack’s mom gets sick, he comes home to the family’s Texas ranch to help out. Only one catch: He doesn’t want his family to know about his stalker. Or the bodyguard thing. And so Hannah—against her will and her better judgment—finds herself pretending to be Jack’s girlfriend as a cover. Even though her ex, like a jerk, says no one will believe it. What could possibly go wrong?? Hannah hardly believes it herself. But the more time she spends with Jack, the more real it all starts to seem. And therein lies the heartbreak. Because it’s easy for Hannah to protect Jack. But protecting her own, long- neglected heart? That’s the hardest thing she’s ever done. Photo credit Skylar Reeves About Katherine Center... BookPage calls Katherine Center “the reigning queen of comfort reads.” She’s the New York Times bestselling author of eight books, including How to Walk Away, Things You Save in a Fire, and her newest, What You WishFor. Katherine writes laugh-and-cry books about how life knocks us down—and how we get back up. She’s been compared to both Jane Austen and Nora Ephron, and the Dallas Morning News calls her stories, “satisfying in the most soul-nourishing way.” Her books have made countless Best-Of lists, including Real Simple’s Best Books of 2020, Amazon's Top 100 Books of 2019, Goodreads’ Best Books of the Year, and many more. Bestselling author Emily Henry calls her summer 2022 book, The Bodyguard, “a shot of pure joy.” The movie adaptation of Katherine’s novel The Lost Husband (starring Josh Duhamel) hit #1 on Netflix, and her novel Happiness for Beginners is in production now as a Netflix original starring Ellie Kemper. Katherine lives in her hometown of Houston, Texas, with her husband, two kids, and their fluffy-but-fierce dog.