CAPA congratulates member Gabi Coatsworth on her upcoming novel!
It’s time for widow Molly Stevenson to stand on her own two feet. With blind dates, a needy ghost, and her small-town bookstore in trouble, she’s going to need all her inner strength to prevent another unhappy ending.
Forty-something Molly can’t bear to remove her wedding band. Still grieving the death of her beloved husband, the last thing she needs is her sleazy landlord raising the rent to drive her bookshop out of business. And she doesn’t need a new man, either, no matter what her friends say.
Now, this mild-mannered indie bookstore owner must find the inner strength to turn the page to a brand-new chapter.
So she’s relieved when the ghost of her husband arrives claiming he’s there to help. But is he? Seems he has some issues of his own.
With a little nudge from beyond the grave, the mild-mannered bibliophile hatches a plan to revitalize her boutique and keep the doors open. But with everyone, including her spectral spouse, insisting she start dating again, Molly isn’t sure what’s worse—the dates she meets online or the love of her life trying to find her a new man—who’s not quite as good as him.
How will Molly find the courage to fight for herself?
Byrd’s Books in Bethel, CT, is hosting a book launch for Gabi Coatsworth’s debut novel, A Beginner’s Guide to Starting Over. The hybrid (in-person and on Zoom) launch takes place on April 23 at 4pm! Come in person, or Zoom in. For in-person attendees, there’s going to be a drawing for a gift basket, and if you’re there, you’re automatically entered. Gabi promises to provide English chocolates, Royal Blend tea, and other goodies too. Register here, or just show up http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event…If you can’t make it in person, you can still order a signed and personalized copy here: https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07ejolh8p6acc36c09&oseq=&c=&ch=.
Connecticut Authors and Publishers Association 