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Author Discussion and Signing: Raven Kennedy + Brigid Kemmerer
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Featured Book
The Sweetest Fiend
A limited deluxe hardcover edition featuring stenciled edges and illustrated endpapers is available while supplies last—so preorder now!
From the New York Times bestselling author of the Plated Prisoner series comes the first book in an alluring and addictive romantasy duology set in a world of fae and dark magic, loosely inspired by the legend of the Pied Piper.
It’s time to pay the Piper.
Our world cracked open like an egg. Power burst out, and with it, nine monstrous Banes ready to destroy everything. The powerful Core fae finally slayed them all, but each Bane left a Plague to punish us.
But that’s not the only thing they left behind.
I’m half Bane, half fae, and wholly hated. Survival means enduring every vicious glare and cursed outbreak. Until one day, a Plague descends upon my city that means certain death.
Then he comes. The Pied Piper.
He rids my city of the Plague, but it comes at a cost. One hundred and thirty people are taken as payment. Including me.
I don’t know what he’s going to do to us, but I know I have to get home. My family’s lives depend on it. But the Piper won’t let me go, and something wicked stirs between us. The sweet scent in my veins beckons him, while the seductive lure of his magic sinks under my skin.
I have to escape before it’s too late. Because if I don’t, it’s not just my heart at risk…
But the entire world.
Note: Pied Piper reimagined. This dark fantasy is full of romance and secrets, with mature themes and explicit scenes only suitable for adults. This is book one of a duology.
Tropes:
• Forced Proximity
• Captive Romance
• "Who hurt you?"
• Only one bed... and horse...and tent!
• So. much. banter!
About This Event
From the New York Times bestselling author of the Plated Prisoner series comes the first book in an alluring and addictive romantasy duology set in a world of fae and dark magic, loosely inspired by the legend of the Pied Piper.
Join us at Cupid's Bookshop for an author discussion and signing with Raven Kennedy as she discusses her new book The Sweetest Fiend with conversation partner Brigid Kemmerer (Warrior Princess Assassin).
Date: Saturday, September 26th, 2026
Time: 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Location: Venice Island, 7 Locke Street, Philadelphia, PA 19127 (5 mins away from Cupid's Bookshop)
Tickets: $45 per person — includes event entry, 1 hardcover copy of The Sweetest Fiend.
This event is 18+; no one under the age of 18 will be permitted into the event.
EVENT DETAILS
2:15PM: Doors Open – Settle in, take some time to shop, pick up your copy of The Sweetest Fiend, and browse our collection of books by Raven Kennedy.
3:05PM: Introduction
3:10PM: Discussion Begins with Raven Kennedy + Brigid Kemmerer
~3:40 PM: Q&A Session – Your chance to ask the authors anything!
~3:55PM: Signing line – Meet the authors, get your books signed, and snap a photo. The line will be in order of seating row.
5:00 PM: Event Wraps Up – Thanks for joining us!
Limited copies of Raven's and Brigid's books will be available for purchase at the event. If you would like to guarantee any back titles, please purchase online and select pickup. Please note in the order comments that this is for the event. An admission ticket is required in addition to a purchase of any add-ons.
Raven will be signing a maximum of three books from home, but only the Sweetest Fiend will be personalized. This is subject to change at any time at the author's discretion.
Tickets are limited, so grab yours soon!
ACCESSIBILITY & PARKING
Check-in will take place at Venice Island by the Cupid's Bookshop staff.
Guests who would benefit from priority seating or any additional assistance are encouraged to reach out in advance. Email us at cupidsbookshopbookseller@gmail.com and we're more than happy to make arrangements!
Free and paid street and lot parking options are available throughout Manayunk.
BOOK PICKUP POLICY
If you can no longer make it to the event, please contact us ahead of time, and we can get your book personalized for you. In the event that you can no longer attend, and do not contact us, books will be signed but not personalized. If you can no longer attend the event, books will be held for up to 30 days after the event date. We will email you after the event with pickup or shipment details. If we have not heard from you within 30 days, we may donate or return to inventory. Thank you for your understanding!
We look forward to welcoming you to our event!
ABOUT THE BOOK:
It’s time to pay the Piper. Our world cracked open like an egg. Power burst out, and with it, nine monstrous Banes ready to destroy everything. The powerful Core fae finally slayed them all, but each Bane left a Plague to punish us. But that’s not the only thing they left behind. I’m half Bane, half fae, and wholly hated. Survival means enduring every vicious glare and cursed outbreak. Until one day, a Plague descends upon my city that means certain death. Then he comes. The Pied Piper. He rids my city of the Plague, but it comes at a cost. One hundred and thirty people are taken as payment. Including me. I don’t know what he’s going to do to us, but I know I have to get home. My family’s lives depend on it. But the Piper won’t let me go, and something wicked stirs between us. The sweet scent in my veins beckons him, while the seductive lure of his magic sinks under my skin. I have to escape before it’s too late. Because if I don’t, it’s not just my heart at risk… But the entire world. Note: Pied Piper reimagined. This dark fantasy is full of romance and secrets, with mature themes and explicit scenes only suitable for adults. This is book one of a duology.
Tropes: • Forced Proximity • Captive Romance • "Who hurt you?" • Only one bed... and horse...and tent! • So. much. banter!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Raven Kennedy is an international bestseller, whose love for books pushed her into creating her own worlds. The Plated Prisoner Series, a dark fantasy romance, has sold in over twenty countries. It became a New York Times, USA Today, Sunday Times, and Spiegel bestseller, hit #1 in the Amazon store, and has sold over six million copies worldwide.
ABOUT THE CONVERSATION PARTNER:
Brigid Kemmerer is the New York Times bestselling author of dark and alluring romantic fantasy novels like Warrior Princess Assassin, A Curse So Dark and Lonely, and Defy the Night, as well as compelling contemporary YA romance like Letters to the Lost.
Her books have sold over one million copies and been translated into more than 20 languages, finding readers all over the world.
A full time writer, Brigid lives in the Baltimore area with her family. When she’s not busy writing or being a mom, you can usually find her with her hands wrapped around a barbell.
Featured Authors
Raven Kennedy
Raven Kennedy is a California girl born and raised, whose love for books pushed her into creating her own worlds. Her debut indie series was a fantasy romcom about a cupid looking for love, but she is best known for her adult dark fantasy romance: The Plated Prisoner Series, which became an international bestseller and has sold in over 20 countries. It became a New York Times, USA Today, Sunday Times, and Spiegel bestseller, hit #1 in the Amazon store, and has sold over six million copies worldwide. Her newest release, The Sweetest Fiend, is coming out in 2026 with Avon Books and Penguin Michael Joseph, and is a dark fantasy romance duology inspired by the legend of the Pied Piper. Whether she makes you laugh or cry, or whether the series is about a cupid, a gilded woman, or a mysterious musician, she hopes to create characters that readers can root for. When she isn’t writing or reading, she’s spending time with her husband and daughters.
Brigid Kemmerer
Brigid Kemmerer is the author of New York Times bestsellers Forging Silver into Stars and Carving Shadows into Gold, and two New York Times bestselling series--Cursebreakers, which includes A Curse So Dark and Lonely, A Heart So Fierce and Broken, and A Vow So Bold and Deadly, and Defy the Night, which includes Defy the Night, Defend the Dawn, and Destroy the Day. She has also written the contemporary young adult romances Call It What You Want, More Than We Can Tell, and Letters to the Lost, as well as paranormal young adult stories, including the Elemental series and Thicker Than Water. A full-time writer, Brigid lives in the Baltimore area with her family.
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