(Newswire.net — October 30, 2015) Portland , Oregon — Rebels and Readers – Author Event in Huntington, WV will be the 10th and final stop of romance author AJ Harmon’s 2015 book tour. This year the event is a two day affair November 7 & 8, 2015 with 90 romance writers from across the country scheduled to attend.
“I love big events like this,” Harmon began. “I enjoy meeting the readers and hanging out with the authors I enjoy reading. Yes, I’ll be doing a little fan-girling myself. I read a lot and when I get the chance to meet the author of a romance book that I really enjoyed, it just makes my day and adds to the value that book brought into my life.”
Harmon began her writing career in 2012 after a lifetime of reading romance novel. She started writing after a colleague challenged her opinion on a popular book trilogy. Inspired to write a timeless love story with characters you’d actually want to fall in love with even if they are slightly flawed, broken and middle aged, AJ’s debut novel was published in November of 2012, First Class to New York. It was followed very quickly by the sequel First Class to Portland in December. The books were well received. Tens of thousands of copies were downloaded over the holiday season and Harmon quit her day job in January of 2013 and has been writing fulltime ever since. She made the USA Today Bestseller list in October of 2014 with her First Class Novels boxed set – nine romance novels and a bonus novella that can only be found in the complete collection.
“I’ll never forget the first time I was invited to an author signing event,” AJ smiled. “There must be a mistake, I thought to myself. Why would anyone want me to sign a book? I felt really out of place surrounded by New York Times and international bestselling authors, but when the doors to the event opened I was pleasantly surprised. A woman ran across the ballroom to my table ‘OMG! It’s AJ! I just love your books.’ She screamed and started to cry, like I was some kind of rock-star she’d been crushing on all her life. We talked, I signed her books and we had a picture taken together and that made my day as much as it made hers, maybe even more. Ever since then I’ve been hooked. I love talking with romance readers and hearing about the joy my books bring to their lives. I attend as many romance author events as I can.”
Harmon is a highly sought-after author for romance novel reader events and has attended 10 events in 2015 from Love and Fifty in Sacramento, CA to Book Obsessed Babes in Jacksonville, FL. This year’s calendar even included hosting her own event, Passion In Portland, in her home state of Oregon which was attended by 64 romance writers and hundreds of readers.
This will be the second Rebels and Readers – Author Event AJ Harmon has attended. At last year’s event she quickly sold out of her stand-alone novel He’s No Saint. Harmon uses an interesting tactic to introduce readers to the book. Its sizzling hot cover always catches their eye and when she notices that lusty smile, AJ says, “You’ll either love that book or hate it. The easiest way to tell is just read the first page. Don’t worry it won’t offend me if you put it down and walk away. It’s certainly not for everyone.” 9 out of 10 readers blush and then ask her to sign it when they purchase it.
At this year’s event Harmon will have boxes of He’s No Saint and A Choice For Claire – her new fan favorite. A Choice For Claire has changed AJ’s career and helped her realize that her work and voice has an influence in the real world and has encouraged her to become a champion for domestic violence survivors.
Romance Author Events attended by AJ Harmon in 2015:
Love and Fifty Sacramento, CA
Booking in Biloxi Biloxi, MS
Author in the City Myrtle Beach, SC
Book Obsessed Babes Jacksonville, FL
Signatures in Salt Lake SLC, UT
NW Book Festival Portland, OR
Naughty Nashville Nashville, TN
Carolina Book Fest Charlotte, NC
Passion in Portland Portland, OR
Sweet & Sassy Signing Greenville, NC
Rebels and readers Huntington, WV
Romance readers will have several opportunities to meet AJ Harmon at events in 2016, beginning with Authors in the City in Kissimmee, FL on March 12.
To learn more about contemporary romance author AJ Harmon and her work visit: AJHarmon.com or follow her on Facebook, YouTube, Google+ and Pinterest.
About AJHarmon.com
AJ Harmon published her debut novel in November of 2012 on Amazon. She now has 15 novels and 7 novellas available from Kindle, Nook and iTunes. She has just released her first audiobook “A Choice For Claire” available on Audible.com