Location
Woodbury, Minnesota, 55125
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Tue, Apr 07 05:30 PM
Book Release Party with Jess Lourey! -
Fri, Jun 19 05:00 PM
Midwest Bookish Fest 2026
About this event
Join Midwest Bookish Fest Events & Rolling Chapters in celebrating Evi James' release of ONLY SO MANY SUMMERS! Evi will be joined by Amelie Rhys, author of AWAKE AT DAWN.
This event will be from 6:00pm - 8:00pm at the Woodbury Central Park, located in Pairie A (8595 Central Park Pl, Woodbury, MN 55125). Doors will open at 5:30pm and there will be snacks and drinks available for purchase.
There are two ticket types; one that includes a copy ONLY SO MANY SUMMERS and one that is admission only. You will have the opportunity to buy ONLY SO MANY SUMMERS and previous books by Evi & Amelie at the event. Everyone who attends the launch party will receive one Lake Resort themed Koozie.
Conversation will be followed by a signing and photo line with Evi & Amelie. Books from home are welcome to be brought and signed! There is no signing limit.
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About ONLY SO MANY SUMMERS:
For years, Mia Miller’s family has been spending one week every summer at the Agate Harbors lake resort in northern Minnesota. The trip not only brings her a break from her overbearing parents who don’t have any patience for her sensitivities and her sister who only cares about finding the next party, it’s the one time a year she gets to see her favorite Bower Hanson.
Since they were young, Bower and Mia have felt connected by a bond neither knows how to define. They treasure their time together when Mia comes to visit his grandparents’ resort. But when a night gone wrong as teenagers lands Bower in significant trouble, he and Mia lose all contact for years.
As an adult, Mia knows what she a quick engagement with Archer, a guy her parents love. So what if he constantly tries to change her, claiming it’s all to help with her sensory processing disorder diagnosis? She can ignore the voice in the back of her head questioning if her fiancé is right for her…until her bachelorette party in Agate Harbors, where she runs into the last person she expected to see again.
Guarded and recovering from past wounds she has no idea about, Bower reminds Mia that he’s never wanted her to change a single thing about herself. Their connection reignites as quickly as it did all those years ago, but will it last beyond this week at the lake?
Only So Many Summers is the first book in the Agate Harbors series, told in two timelines and featuring a Minnesota lake resort setting, mental health rep, and a second chance at love (no cheating). There is adult content; see author’s website for a full list of content warnings. Perfect for fans of Carley Fortune and Emily Henry’s People We Meet on Vacation!
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About the authors:
Evi James is a cat, coffee, and romance enthusiast. She loves to write fast-paced bingeable stories. Evi lives in Minnesota with her husband, two daughters, and a clingy cat.
Amelie Rhys is a romance author with a love for writing swoony stories packed with tension and heat. When she’s not daydreaming about fictional characters, Amelie loves to travel new places (so she can write about them) and find new coffee shops and bookstores (so she can curl up and read in them). Amelie also likes spending time at the lake with her family. She lives in Minnesota with her husband and two rescue dogs.