Nicola Harrison in conversation with Sophie Stava in honor of THE ISLAND CLUB!

Join Barnes & Noble - Huntington Beach, CA on Tuesday, May 19th, as we welcome the author of Montauk, The Show Girl, Hotel Laguna, Nicola Harrison, for a discussion and signing to celebrate her latest book, The Island Club!

Nicola will be joined in conversation by author, Sophie Stava! Her debut novel, Count My Lies, is a GMA Book Club pick and soon to be a Hulu original series.

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TICKET INFORMATION

To make this event safe and enjoyable for all attendees, please read the guidelines below before registering for a ticket so that you know what to expect on the day of the event.

General Admission Ticket ***LIMITED QUANTITY AVAILABLE includes:

· One reserved copy of The Island Club by Nicola Harrison to be purchased at the event (out 04/28/26).

· Admission to the event space and signing line with Nicola Harrison and Sophie Stava.

For Seated Tickets: Limited quantity is available and will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis. Purchase of a ticket guarantees entrance to the event for the reading and signing. However, this ticket may not necessarily guarantee a seat at the event, if you do not arrive 10 minutes before the start time you may be placed in a line behind the seated audience.

For Standing Room-Only Tickets: Limited quantity is available and will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis. Purchase of a ticket guarantees entrance to the event for the reading and signing. Ticket holders will be granted a standing view from behind the seated audience -- some views may be more limited/obstructed than others.

· Photos will be allowed across the table as books are being signed/stamped and will be taken by a Barnes & Noble bookseller on the guest's camera/phone.

· Nicola Harrison will sign and personalize your copy of The Island Club reserved with your ticket. Nicola Harrison & Sophie Stava will sign up to THREE books per person.

· Any gifts for the authors will be collected prior to the stamping/signing line.

· Other books by the authors will be available for purchase at Barnes & Noble - Huntington Beach, CA.

· Due to health and safety and space limitations, those without a ticket will not be permitted into the event space.

GUIDELINES

· No memorabilia will be signed at the event.

· No large bags will be permitted into the event.

· Check-in for this event will begin at 5:30pm on Tuesday, May 19th.

· Please arrive on time according to your ticket in order to secure your seat in the event space. Late arrivals may only have access to standing room and may not have the opportunity to enter the event space.

· The exact time at which the event ends will be determined on the day. To avoid disappointment, we strongly advise you to arrive on time for the event. Late arrivals may not have the opportunity to meet the author.

· All event guidelines are subject to change.

· If you have any additional questions, please can call the store directly at: (714) 897-8781.

· Barnes & Noble may cancel this event at any time with or without notice to the ticket holders.

Please note that Eventbrite is the only authorized dealer for this event. Each person must have a ticket to enter.

REFUNDS

Attendees can receive refunds up to 1 day (24 hours) before your event start TIME of 6:00 PM.

If you are unable to attend the event, Barnes & Noble - Huntington Beach, CA, will hold your book(s) for seven days after the event. Please contact the store to arrange your pickup.

Should this event be canceled due to changing COVID-19 concerns, all customers will be refunded their ticket price to the original method of payment per Eventbrite's refund policy.

Event guidelines are subject to change.

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ABOUT The Island Club:

An unputdownable novel of loves lost and found, shocking secrets—and the power of female friendship.

1956: On idyllic Balboa Island, just off the California coast, life seems peaceful and welcoming. But when the lives of three women begin to unravel in shockingly different ways, an unlikely friendship—and the game of tennis—may be the only thing that can save them.

Milly Kinkaid's plan to fix her crumbling marriage seems to be falling apart before it even begins. She believed that moving her young family from Hollywood to Balboa Island might entice her increasingly distant husband to come home earlier after work. Instead, he's barely coming home at all.

Society matriarch Sylvia Johnson and her husband have been pillars of their community for decades, and have just recently begun a new business venture: The Island Club, a place for members to swim, play tennis and dine in style. But when she learns that he has been risking their financial security and putting their family's future in grave danger, she's not only poised to lose the club, but the entire community she holds dear.

Meanwhile, standoffish loner Adele Lambert's entire world is on the brink of being destroyed if the dark secrets of her past and her hidden identity is revealed. Twenty years ago, she ran from a shameful scandal and left behind the only thing she ever loved. Now, terrified that the anonymity she's spent decades guarding will be exposed, but desperate to stay afloat, she risks everything to return to the game that brought her to her knees all those years before.

Set against the sun-drenched beaches of Balboa Island, with its prim and proper 1950s facade, The Island Club is a story of love, loneliness and the lies we tell ourselves—and what can be gained when the truth is finally revealed.