Roundabout Books to Host Author Lian Dolan in Conversation with Nicole Meier

Roundabout Books is excited to host author Lian Dolan in conversation with local author Nicole Meier at an in-store event on July 30 at 6:30 pm. Dolan’s newest novel, Abigail and Alexa Save the Wedding, available May 14, is a champagne-sparkling summer read about two very different women planning their children’s wedding in glamorous Montecito, California.

Penelope and Chase make a lovely couple. She’s a bubbly Southern California girl with a killer work ethic. Chase is smart and charming and has political aspirations. They’re planning a spectacular California wedding, wrapped in peonies and thousands of little white lights, soaked in custom cocktails and romantic hashtags. Everyone’s excited about Penny and Chase’s wedding—except their mothers.

The Mother of the Bride, suave Greek-born Alexa Diamandis, doesn’t understand why any woman would get married. Ever! Raised in Athens and now perfectly situated in sun-splashed Montecito, California, she raised Penny as single mother by choice, supported by Lord Simon Fox, her old college friend who just happens to be an English aristocrat, and a wealthy circle of lady friends who call themselves the Merry Widows.

The Mother of the Groom, Abigail Blakeman, is a garden club stalwart firmly planted in coastal Connecticut. She thinks the whole enterprise would be so much easier if the wedding was at their golf club. Especially because the Blakeman’s fortunes have taken a turn for the worse—not that you would ever know it by looking at Abigail. Keeping up appearances is exhausting, but it is everything.

When a sudden twist of fate calls them into action, these two very different women are forced to take over the wedding planning. Despite their differences, Alexa and Abigail charge in to save the day. How far will two moms go to make their children’s dream wedding a reality?

Lian Dolan is a writer and talker. She is the author of The Marriage Sabbatical, Lost and Found in Paris, The Sweeney Sisters, Helen of Pasadena, and Elizabeth the First Wife, and is a regular columnist for Pasadena Magazine. She’s also written regular columns for O, The Oprah Magazine and Working Mother Magazine. She is the co-creator of The Satellite Sisters, an online community for women, and for many years was a host of their award-winning and top-rated talk show/podcast of the same name, which she produced with her four sisters. She lives in Pasadena with her husband and grown sons.

Nicole Meier is an author and certified book coach. Her novels include City of Books, The House of Bradbury, The Girl Made of Clay, and The Second Chance Supper Club. You can visit her website at www.nicolemeier.com or find her on Instagram: @nicolemeierwrites. She lives with her family in Bend, Oregon.

Tickets are $5 or the purchase of Abigail and Alexa Save the Wedding. Books and tickets can be purchased through the Roundabout Books website here, via telephone at 541-306-6564, or in the store. For further information, please contact Roundabout Books’ Event Manager, Julie Swearingen, at julie@roundaboutbookshop.com.

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