LIT: Charm City Books present Emily Rath

Charm City Books hosts a Q&A with Rath as she talks all things hockey romance with Venessa Vida Kelley (When the Tides Held the Moon) and Sarah Blue (One Pucked Up Pack), as well as take fan questions to answer your burning Jacksonville Rays thoughts!

Doors: 5:45PM

Event: 6:30PM

H-E- Double Hockey Sticks! Look Who's Coming!

NYT Bestselling Author Emily Rath,

in conversation with Venessa Vida Kelley & Sarah Blue

Books purchased will also be signed by the given authors!

ABOUT PUCKING STRONG

The Jacksonville Rays go international when their Swedish star forward and the team’s physical therapist have to stage a very real fake marriage in this delicious slow burn, spicy MM, workplace hockey romance from viral sensation Emily Rath! 

My name is Teddy O’Connor, and I think I’ve just made a terrible mistake. It’s been six years since I was an intern for the Jacksonville Rays NHL team. Six years since I was wrapping ice packs on knees and playing Mario Kart on chartered planes. And it’s been six long years since I first met him. Henrik Karlsson, star forward of the Rays...and king of my heart.

Oh god, I’ve got to get over this crush! I’m a doctor now, a respected professional in my field. And the Rays just made me an assistant physical therapist. So you tell me why I’m risking everything to follow this man halfway around the world.

After receiving news of his sister’s tragic death, Henrik must fly to Sweden to retrieve his young niece. She’s injured and grieving, but a new hockey season is about to start. Henrik can’t possibly care for her alone. In fact, the Swedish government won’t let him. He needs me. They both do. I’d be heartless not to help…right?

Well, that’s what I told myself last week as I signed my name on our Swedish marriage license. It’s what I told myself yesterday as I moved my stuff into his apartment. And it’s what I’m telling myself now as the Rays PR Director stares us down. They want this marriage to look real. The team’s public image, our jobs, and his niece’s custody agreement all depend on it.

 But the Rays don’t need to worry. My problem isn’t that I don’t love my new fake husband. God help me, my problem is that I do. 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Emily Rath was raised in Northern Kentucky. A life-long lover of words, she’s been writing for as long as she could hold a pencil. Her earliest stories were about daring egg burglars, majestic horse lords, and seafaring adventurers. She put story-writing on hold for a few years…quite a few years…as she pursued higher education. She chose to focus on her other soul mate: international politics. This lover showed her the world outside of books.

Now, she holds a BA in political science and philosophy, two MAs in political science, and PhDs in peace studies and political science. While a university professor, she specialized in teaching modern African politics, international relations, development studies, and peace studies. She credits her time living in Malawi for reigniting her love of writing. She’s currently a full time author and lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, kiddo, and three very needy (and unruly) cats.