Alisha Fernandez Miranda, Emma Gannon & Jessica Stanley: Love Undone

Most romance novels are all about the happily ever after. But what happens when ever after doesn’t end up looking so… happy? Today, Alisha Fernandez Miranda (Someone’s Gotta Give), Emma Gannon (Table for One), and Jessica Stanley (Consider Yourself Kissed) discuss how their new novels all focus on something far more beautiful: the messy relationship we have with ourselves. Chaired by Abigail Bergstrom.

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