Author Panel and Signing with Rebecca Kenney and Rebekka DeReu
Join us on May 7 from 7-8 pm for an author panel with local Greenville romance authors, Rebecca Kenney and Rebekka DeReu! We are hosting a conversation with both authors at the Writeshare Studio, where we will discuss their new releases. This is a FREE event; however, it is ticketed. The tickets allow for Swoon to track attendance and ensure the event is properly stocked. Those who attend will have the opportunity to purchase copies of the authors’ new releases at the event before getting your copies signed! Details on the authors and their releases are below.
About Cruel Angel by Rebecca Kenney
There was a time I felt lost and alone…until I met them, and together our souls took My gentle Raoul and our deadly Angel of Music.
Haunted by the violent death of her parents, Christine Daaé longs to find solace in music, but debilitating stage fright keeps her firmly in the shadows. All she can hope for is a few stolen moments singing to herself in the mournful silence of the backstage stairwell…until one night, the shadows sing back.
In exchange for complete devotion, her mysterious Phantom promises to teach her everything he knows—and with his praise boosting her confidence, Christine is finally able to take center stage…catching the eye of her sweet childhood friend turned something more, Raoul.
But her mysterious mentor is as obsessive as he is demanding, and he will not share Christine with anyone—not unless he can have them both in a bargain that is as dangerous as it is seductive. Light and shadows, gentleness and raging passion, the three of them should not fit so perfectly together. Yet as a supernatural force looms, ready to tear them apart forever, Christine must decide if love can truly exist in the space between beauty and madness…and whether she's finally ready to fully embrace the music of the night.
An addictive and truly original spicy New Adult retelling of The Phantom of the Opera with a magical twist.
About Rebecca Kenney
Rebecca F. Kenney writes spicy fantasy romance about sassy, strong women and hot guys with tragic backstories... pirates, warlords, demons, Fae, and royals. Her main series are the "Wicked Darlings" series (spicy Fae retellings of the Nutcracker, Wonderland, and Oz), the "Dark Rulers" series (standalones in a shared world), and the "For the Love of the Villain" series of genderbent fairytales. Other books include a post-apocalyptic vampire romance trilogy ("The Vampires Will Save You"), a demon romance "Interior Design for Demons," a dark mermaid fantasy duet, and other spicy retellings.
Rebecca is represented by Eva Scalzo of Speilburg Literary. She lives in upstate South Carolina with her handsome blue-eyed husband and two smart, energetic kids.
About Never Duel a Damsel by Rebekka DeReu
New Girl meets Bridgerton in this Regency-era historical romantic comedy with a knife-sharp feminist twist from the fresh debut voice, Rebekka DeReu. A steamy romp perfect for fans of Alexandra Vasti, Martha Waters, Virginia Heath, and Erica Ridley.
A bluestocking duels for her own hand in marriage, but love is the one weapon she hasn’t learned to wield.
Scarlett Halloway asks for only one thing in her third season: if she must marry, let it be to a man she can at least tolerate. Love? That’s a falsehood. As a student of philosophy, Scarlett does not tolerate falsehoods. Or the pretenses of unwanted suitors in London ballrooms. However, because ladies aren’t permitted to fence, she can’t very well use her sword to fend them off and risk her reputation—again. A fabricated connection to a soldier is the only logical escape.
Recently returned from his service on the Continent, Tate hasn’t the time for anything but his search for work as an architect. Luckily, the glamorous ladies of the Ton ignore him in favor of his trimmer elder brother. Except one beguiling stranger who approaches him as if they’ve met a thousand times before. With the sure-footed Scarlett waltzing in his arm, he soon finds himself in danger of falling for her to distraction.
When Scarlett’s father promises her to the worst possible man, Tate’s brother, Scarlett and Tate must stop the union while preventing their undeniable attraction from becoming their ruination. When his brother’s mysterious agenda thwarts their every move and Tate goes missing, Scarlett fears she must pick up her sword again. Will she win their freedoms but risk her heart in the process?
Praise for Never Duel a Damsel: "A delightful confection of a historical romance!" - Alice Murphy, author of A Showgirl's Rules for Falling in Love
About Rebekka DeReu
Rebekka DeReu is a romance author masquerading as a marketing executive. The minute her reports are complete and her copywriting is posted, she picks up her pen, or keyboard, and writes!
Rebekka earned her Bachelor's Degree in English and Writing, but the aspects of her life which truly inspire her creative process are her ditzy dogs, her lovingly patient husband, and her appreciation for defiant people. And the occasional chilled glass of alvarinho.
Rebekka is passionate about the protection of writers' and artists' rights. As such, she does not use artifical intelligence in the process of creating, writing, and editing her works. She is a member of Romance Writers of America and Regency Fiction Writers.
