The Unrequited Love Department with Kristina Forest

Join us to celebrate Kristina Forest's latest release The Unrequited Love Department . Join us to celebrate Kristina Forest's latest release The Unrequited Love Department, in conversation with Wale Okerayi.. Presented by Kindred Stories - a Black-owned, women-owned bookstore in Third Ward, Houston, TX. Doors open at 6:15 PM CST. This event will be held at Holy Family HTX (3719 Navigation Street , Houston, TX 77003). Each paid ticket includes one signed/personalized copy of Kristina Forest's latest release, The Unrequited Love Department. The book will be available for pickup at the event. From USA TODAY bestselling author Kristina Forest, a whimsical workplace romance with a light speculative twist, about a hopeful romantic in the Unrequited Love Department of Cupid & Associates who’s forced to team up with a cynical coworker after she releases secret love letters into the world. Joy works in the Unrequited Love Department of Cupid & Associates, where she catalogs secret longings and unanswered letters from people around the world. She believes in love—despite the fact that it has never chosen her back. When a moment of heartbreak leads her to make a catastrophic mistake and leak confidential unrequited love letters, Joy risks exposing the most private feelings of strangers everywhere—and losing the job she loves. Cynical, guarded, and entirely unimpressed by Joy’s optimism, Charles from the Solutions Department has spent years fixing other people’s romantic messes while refusing to believe in love himself. Assigned to help Joy recover the leaked letters, the two are forced into close quarters—and an unexpected partnership—on a road trip to intercept secrets before they land in the wrong hands. Along the way, as they witness love in all its messy, hopeful forms, Joy and Charles find themselves drawn to each other. But with their outlooks on love so at odds, their journey puts their fragile connection to the test. From “a fantastic storyteller” (Rachel Lynn Solomon, New York Times bestselling author), this tender, funny, and magical workplace romance celebrates taking risks, letting go of the past, and believing that love—when it finally arrives—might just be worth everything. Each paid ticket includes one signed/personalized copy of Kristina Forest's latest release, The Unrequited Love Department. The book will be available for pickup at the event. The conversation between Kristina and Wale will be followed by a signing/photo opp. A bookseller will take your photo with Kristina. Kristina will sign and personalize your copy of THE UNREQUITED LOVE DEPARTMENT and will sign up to 3 backlist titles from home. Copies of Kristina’s backlist titles will also be available for sale. All sales are final; refunds and transfers are not permitted. If you are unable to attend the event, you will have two (2) weeks after the event to retrieve your book. Please refer to your email for forth coming instructions on how to claim your book. Failure to retrieve your book within this two-week period will result in forfeiture of your copy. NO REFUNDS and NO TRANSFERS About Kristina Forest: Kristina Forest is the USA TODAY bestselling author of romance books for adults and teens. She earned her MFA in creative writing at The New School and she lives in New Jersey, where she can often be found rearranging her bookshelf. About Wale Okerayi: Wale Okerayi is a licensed mental health therapist and a passionate literary enthusiast, uniquely blending her professional insights with her profound love for literature. Her work as a book influencer, particularly through her platform @theehottgirlbooks, focuses on celebrating and sharing BIPOC stories. Wale’s dual role enriches her contributions to both fields, making her a valuable voice in discussions around mental health and literature. When she’s not reading or in the therapy room, you can find her building lego sets and watching the real housewives. About Kindred Stories: Kindred Stories is here to give kids and adults alike a space to explore the wide-open world of literary content and creative works fashioned by Black and brown hands. We are a bookstore committed to amplifying Black voices and bringing diverse stories from throughout the African diaspora to our local community in Houston, TX. We are currently located at 2310 Elgin Street, Houston, TX, 77004 in the Third Ward neighborhood. We provide a well curated selection of books and artisan wares to edify the swelling appetites for authentic stories as told by those who have lived them. Learn more about Kindred Stories and shop our online book collection at www.kindredstorieshtx.com. All sales are final; refunds and transfers are not permitted. If you are unable to attend the event, you will have two (2) weeks after the event to retrieve your book. Please refer to your email for forth coming instructions on how to claim your book. Failure to retrieve your book within this two-week period will result in forfeiture of your copy. NO REFUNDS and NO TRANSFERS