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November 7, 2026
Special guest appearance with author Mandy Casto
Saturday, November 7, 2026, 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Rendezvous at Booklore Castle
By Mandy Casto
Romance author Mandy Casto will be in the store signing books and visiting with customers on Saturday, November 7, 2026.
About the Author:
Mandy Casto is a coffee- and chocolate chip cookie-obsessed self-published author who enjoys writing mysteries and contemporary romances for her audiences. In addition to writing, she loves reading, traveling, watching baseball, and spending time at her home in North Carolina with her husband and dog.
About the Book:
Rendezvous at Booklore Castle is a contemporary romance set in the Scottish Highlands. It is a reverse age-gap love story featuring a grumpy innkeeper (Zach) and a cheerful American (Bethany) who just drunkenly bid on—and won!—a derelict castle in the fictional loch-side town of Lysterloch. This book is perfect for readers who are experiencing a moment of self-rediscovery or who simply want to escape to a whimsical castle surrounded by trees, hills, and Highland cows . . . and don’t mind getting a little spicy with a mouthy jack-of-all-trades whose Scottish accent will make them weak at the knees.
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