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Join your Fellow OS Readers & Meet an Orlando Author
Our first book club night is an evening with Orlando author Elle Kish, whose debut novel Traveler of Heart drops a grieving mother of three into a world of fae, dragons, and magic, and gives her two weeks to find her way home.
Your ticket covers a signed paperback (delivered weeks in advance), a drink at Sideward Brewing Co., and a night of genuine conversation with the person who wrote it. Read the whole thing, read half of it, or come curious, all three work.
When:
Wednesday, October 21st
6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Limited Tickets AVAILABLE
Where:
Sideward Brewing Co.
210 N Bumby Ave, Suite C
Orlando, FL 32803
Quick Details
Ages: 18+
Duration: 90 Minutes
Activity Type: Author talk & book discussion
The Book: Traveler of Heart by Elle Kish. Romantasy.
Getting the Book: Free local pickup arranged after you grab your ticket, or add shipping
The Book: Traveler of Heart
Two Weeks to Get Home
Daphne Silver is thirty-six and had it all figured out: the husband, the job, three kids, and a book club she ran on the side. Then the accident. Now she's holding onto what's left of the life she built, and a technology-free retreat feels like the only way to breathe.
The stars have other plans. Instead of the retreat, Daphne lands in a world of fae, dragons, and magic. A stranger named Silas pulls her out of immediate danger and agrees to help her get home, and what follows is a scramble across an unfamiliar realm, complicated by magic she didn't know she had, oracles who won't speak plainly, and a romance that has no future by definition.
The clock is the thing. Nobody back home is looking for her, and her family cannot survive two tragedies in one year.
Order now, read it before you go
Every week you wait is a week less to read.
Grab your ticket today
Your signed copy is set aside the moment you check out.
Get the book in days
Shipped to you, or picked up from Fireside Books at an Orlando market.
Read at your own pace
Roughly two months before the author event itself. No deadline pressure.
Shauna from Fireside Books will lead the conversation, then hand the floor to you.
Traveler of Heart Author
Elle Kish
Born and raised in Florida, Elle Kish grew up escaping into books and pretending she had magical powers, just like her favorite characters. That love of the fantastical never faded through adulthood, running a small business, or raising two children with her husband.
Traveler of Heart is her debut novel. When she isn't writing the sequel or reading more romantasy, she's exploring theme parks with her family and walking nature trails with their two huskies.
What Your Ticket Includes
A Signed Paperback
Your own copy of Traveler of Heart, signed by Elle before the event. Yours to keep whether or not you finish it.
First Round Covered
The ticket covers beer, house cider, wine, or a non-alcoholic option from Sideward's bar. *Only good for the day of the event.
The Author, In Person
A full conversation with Elle Kish, open Q&A, and time afterward to talk one-on-one.
Know Before You Go
A few practical things:
Getting Your Book
Pick it up free from Fireside Books at an Orlando market or we'll meet up with you somewhere at your convenience, or add $8 shipping at checkout. Order early so you have time to read.
You Don't Have to Finish It
Reading it first makes the night richer, but nobody's checking. Come for the author, the room, and the conversation.
Food Is Available
Sideward has a full kitchen: gyro, pulled pork, pimento grilled cheese, a tempeh reuben. Food is on you, but worth planning for
Getting In & Parking
Ground-level seating in the covered beer garden, no stairs. The lot is shared with Stasio's next door and fills up fast. Street parking in the Milk District is the safer bet. Reach out with any access question and we'll sort it ahead of time.
Cancellations: Plans change, here's how we handle it.
Your ticket includes a signed copy of Traveler of Heart, which goes out as soon as you order. Cancel before your book ships and you'll get a full refund. Once it's shipped, we can't refund the ticket, but the book is yours to keep, and you're welcome to send someone in your place. Just email us their name so we know who to expect.
If we have to cancel or move the date, you'll get a full refund or a spot at the new one, whichever you'd rather. The book stays with you either way.
How the Night Unfolds (loosely)
Come as you are. There's no quiz.
Doors
Redeem your drink, grab a seat in the beer garden, say hi to somebody. Sideward's kitchen is open if you want food. The boiled peanuts with Korean barbecue sauce are not a typo.
Welcome
A quick hello, plus how the night is going to run. Two minutes, tops.
In conversation with Elle Kish
Shauna from Fireside leads the conversation, where the idea for Traveler of Heart started, how a debut actually gets finished, and what surprised her along the way.
Your questions
The floor opens up. Ask about Daphne, the fae, what she's writing now, or how anyone finishes a novel with two kids in the house.
Stay and talk
Meet the other readers, talk to Elle one-on-one, order another round. There's no formal end, leave whenever you're ready.
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