Events

Johanna Moran

The Wives of Henry OadesJOHANNA MORAN presents The Wives of Henry Oades

Thursday, March 11th at 4 p.m.

When Henry Oades accepts an accountancy post in New Zealand, his wife, Margaret, and their children follow him to exotic Wellington. But while Henry is an adventurer, Margaret is not. Their new home is rougher and more rustic than they expected?and a single night of tragedy shatters the family when the native Maori stage an uprising, kidnapping Margaret and her children.

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Bob Morris

Baja FloridaBOB MORRIS presents Baja Florida

Thursday, March 11th at 7 p.m.

Zack Chasteen's old friend Mickey Ryser pays a surprise visit to deliver some bad news: doctors tell him he has only a few weeks to live and he plans to spend it on his private-island hideaway in the Bahamas. But Ryser has a favor to ask. He needs Zack to find his estranged daughter, Jen, whom Ryser hasn't seen in more than twenty years. He wants to make amends and spend what little time he has left with her.

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Jennifer Playford

WrapagamiJENNIFER PLAYFORD, founder of Furochic, presents an interactive workshop featuring Wrapagami ~ The Art of Fabric Gift Wrap Workshop

(Reservations are requested; please contact us for more details)

Friday, March 12th at 2 p.m.

Discover how to use a simple square of fabric to beautifully wrap gifts of any shape or size, with Wrapagami. In this gorgeously photographed book, award-winning designer Jennifer Playford, inspired by the traditional Japanese fabric wraps known as furoshiki, shows exactly how to use fabric to create modern, eco-friendly (they're reusable) gift wraps.

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Mike Lupica

The BatboyMIKE LUPICA presents The Batboy in the Children's Store

Saturday, March 13th at 2 p.m.

It is every baseball kid's dream summer job: batboy for your hometown Major League team. Yet for fourteen year-old Brian, the job means more than just the chance to hang around his idols. Baseball was the job his father loved so much, in the end he couldn't leave it. Yet he could leave his family. Now Brian sees the job as the way to win back his father.

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Randy Wayne White

Deep ShadowRANDY WAYNE WHITE presents Deep Shadow

Sunday, March 14th at 4 p.m.

Many dangers lurk in the deep-the worst of them are human.

Thirty minutes into what should have been an easy, beginner-level dive in a remote Florida lake, the rim of a cave collapses, trapping two of Doc Ford's friends. Ford himself manages to escape and quickly surfaces to find help, but that's when his troubles begin.

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David Hosp

Among ThievesDAVID HOSP presents Among Thieves

Tuesday, March 16th at 4 p.m.

In 1990, $300 million worth of paintings were stolen from Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in what remains one of the greatest unsolved art thefts of the twentieth century. Now, nearly twenty years later, the case threatens to break wide open.

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Stephen Cannell

The PallbearersSTEPHEN CANNELL presents The Pallbearers

Friday, March 19th at 7 p.m.

Abandoned by his parents as an infant, Scully was reared in an orphanage, Huntington House. The only positive thing in his young life was the attention of the Home's director, Walter "Pop" Dix. Pop, an avid surfer, would take a small group of kids for early morning surfing. He was the father none of them ever had.

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Fay Vincent

It's What's Inside the Lines That CountsFAY VINCENT presents It's What's Inside the Lines That Counts ~ Baseball Stars of the 1970's and 1980's Talk About the Game They Loved

Saturday, March 20th at 1 p.m.

The 3rd volume in Fay Vincent's baseball oral history series features Hall of Fame ballplayers telling great baseball stories from the 1970s and '80s.

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Richard Haight

Grand FloridiansRICHARD HAIGHT presents Grand Floridians

Tuesday, March 23rd at 7 p.m.

Grand Floridians is a story with a collection of quirky characters whose seemingly unrelated lives become entangled in the seamy underbelly of murder, lust, and greed in Florida's tropical retirement paradise.

Overweight and sheltered, Verbena and her fortune-seeking husband, Eldridge, are poised to forfeit their beach bungalow after Verbena's father loses the family fortune. While Verbena refuses to face her financial predicament, her neighbor Tom, the struggling gay novelist, is the only one sympathetic to her plight.

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Tom Lowe

24th LetterTOM LOWE presents The 24th Letter

Thursday, March 25th at 7 p.m.

When Father John Callahan hears the confession of a frightened prison inmate, he learns that a man facing lethal injection is innocent. The lead investigator on the case, his friend Sean O'Brien, is still haunted by the case. The 24th letter in the Greek alphabet, Omega, may provide the key to uncovering the killer's identity.

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Julie Compton

Rescuing OliviaJULIE COMPTON presents Rescuing Olivia

"Meet & Greet" reception with the author

Friday, March 26th at 5 p.m.

Anders Erickson has fallen for Olivia, who likes to live in the moment and doesn't want to talk about her past. That's fine with Anders, who has his own memories he'd like to forget, until a car runs their motorcycle off the road and causes an accident that puts Olivia in a coma.

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Spring Time Open House

Peter RabbitSpring Time Open House with PETER RABBIT in the Children's Store

Saturday, March 27th at 11 a.m.

Stories, Refreshments, Bring Your Camera!

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Harlan Coben

CaughtHARLAN COBEN presents Caught

Sunday, March 28th at 2 p.m.

**Autograph line tickets will be issued with books purchased from the Vero Beach Book Center**

Wendy is a reporter on a mission: She's chasing down the lowest of the low, sexual predators, and exposing them on national television. Her big break comes when she nails a child advocate who works with abused and underserved children. She's there, cameras rolling, when the cops cuff him and the guy realizes his life is well and truly over.

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Todd Johnson

The Sweet By and ByTODD JOHNSON presents The Sweet By and By

Wednesday, March 31st at 4 p.m.

Among the longleaf pines and family farms of eastern North Carolina, days seem to pass without incident for Margaret Clayton and Bernice Stokes until they discover each other in a friendship that will take them on the most important journey of their lives.

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April Pajama Story Hour

Pajama Story HourPAJAMA STORY HOUR with Miss Julie in the Children's Store

Friday, April 2nd at 7 p.m.

Bring your pillow, wear your jammies!

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Kim Levin

KIM LEVIN presents Dog Play

Saturday, April 3rd between 11a.m. and 1 p.m.

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Richard and Jon Hetzler

RICHARD HETZLER and JON HETZLER present The Wisdom of Wizards

Wednesday, April 7th at 4 p.m.

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Kristy Kiernan

Between FriendsKRISTY KIERNAN presents Between Friends

Sunday, April 11th at 3 p.m.

A provocative new novel about birth, death, and the stuff in between, from the award-winning author of Catching Genius.

Thanks to modern reproductive technology-and the gift of her friend Cora's eggs-Ali Gutierrez is the mother of a fourteen-year-old daughter.

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Vero Beach Bookies April

Lark & TermiteVero Beach Bookies Book Group discuss Lark & Termite by Jayne Anne Phillips

Monday, April 12th at 10:30 am

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Vero Beach Book Owls March

Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie SocietyVero Beach Book Owls Book Group discuss The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows

Monday, April 12th at 7 p.m.

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Martha Grimes

The Black CatMARTHA GRIMES presents The Black Cat ~ A Richard Jury Mystery

Wednesday, April 14th at 7 p.m.

Three months have passed since Richard Jury was left bereft and guilt- ridden after his lover's tragic auto accident, and he is now more wary than ever. He is deeply suspicious when requested on a case far out of his jurisdiction in an outlying village where a young woman has been murdered behind the local pub. The only witness is the establishment's black cat, who gives neither crook nor clue as to the girl's identity or her killer's.

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James Grippando

moneytoburnJAMES GRIPPANDO presents Money to Burn

Thursday, April 15th at 7 p.m.

At thirty-one, Michael Cantella is a rising star at Wall Street's premier investment bank, Saxton Silvers. Everything is going according to plan until Ivy Layton, the love of his life, vanishes on their honeymoon in the Bahamas.

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Debbie Macomber

Hannah's ListDEBBIE MACOMBER presents Hannah's List

Sunday, April 25th at 12 noon

**Autograph line tickets will be issued with books purchased from the Vero Beach Book Center**

On the anniversary of his beloved wife's death, Dr. Michael Everett receives a letter Hannah had written him. In it she reminds him of her love and makes one final request. An impossible request. I want you to marry again.

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Donna Gephart

How to Survive Middle SchoolDONNA GEPHART presents How to Survive Middle School in the Children's Store - Teen Loft

Wednesday, April 28th at 5:30 p.m.

Eleven-year-old David Greenberg dreams of becoming a TV superstar like his idol, Jon Stewart. But in real life, David is just another kid terrified of starting his first year at Harman Middle School. With a wacky sense of humor and hilarious Top 6? Lists, David spends his free time making Talk Time videos, which he posts on YouTube.

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Vero Beach Bookies May

Out Stealing HorsesVero Beach Bookies Book Group discuss Out Stealing Horses by Per? Petterson

Monday, May 10th at 10:30 am

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