What to do this Valentine’s? Join us this Friday, February 9, from 6-9pm at Booktopia for Cozy Conversations — an engaging evening chatting about Heartbreak, a new book featuring stories from ten of the country’s promising and prolific writers. Get a chance to meet some of the authors and have your book signed. Mingle and get into intimate discussions with other book lovers. Who knew Heartbreak can be this cozy?

Heartbreak: Stories That Will Stay With You Longer Than Your Ex Did
by Cel Coscolluela (Ed.)

Cozy Reads proudly presents Heartbreak, a collection of stories featuring new and exciting voices alongside prize-winning authors, all of whom tell the story of love’s many disappointments with the grace and wisdom of the experienced.

A jaded model lands a gig at a fantasy convention where she dons an Arwen costume and promptly falls for a man who calls himself “Aragorn.”

A woman files for annulment, and on the very same day, loses an arm when the train she is riding gets bombed.

A perennially single twentysomething contemplates wedding invitations until her romantic prospect comes knocking on her hotel room, arm in arm with another man.

Here are ten stories that show the tragedy and comedy that is heartbreak. A demonstration of the human propensity for getting high on an emotion that, unfortunately, also has the power to bring anyone crashing down. Unfortunate? Yes. Inevitable? Perhaps. And does it make for a good read? Absolutely.