It's almost always expectations, not taste.
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Oct 22-24, 2026
UpcomingRomantasy BookCon Orlando
Hilton Lake Buena Vista · Lake Buena Vista, FL
Tickets and details
Aug 9, 2026 · 3:00 PM
In Conversation with H.M. Wolfe
Daggermouth deluxe hardcover launch
About the event
Books-A-Million Jacksonville Beach · Jacksonville, FL
Jul 23, 2026 · 6:00 PM
In Conversation with Stacey McEwan
A Forsaken Prophecy release celebration
About the event
Barnes & Noble Colonial · Orlando, FL
"Marketing and genre labels set a tone before anyone opens the book. When that framing doesn't match the emotional experience, readers think it's not for them, when really it's just been mislabeled."