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Welcome Romance Readers

Join us for the third annual Romance-Con at Main Library as we welcome headlining authors, Adriana Herrera and Ali Hazelwood!
(Sa) Nov. 7, 2026 | Main Library
 
Romance-Con is a free event that is open to the public but intended for adults. No ticket is required for entry which includes an Author Fair, author panel discussions, and activities. Headlining and Featured Author talks will be ticketed but free. Tickets will be available late summer, stay tuned for details about ticket release and the rest of our line up.
 
All other panels, workshops, and activities will be announced later. Sign up for our Romance Readers Newsletter to get the scoop right to your email!

Stay updated with the Library’s Romance Newsletter. Published monthly, this newsletter features staff recommendations, upcoming romance author events and book clubs, and themed reading lists to match your mood!

The Takeover by Cara Tanamachi

(W) May 27 | 7 — 8 p.m. | Online Programs

Are you sick of being shamed for loving romance? Join our Online Romance Book Club! From enemies-to-lovers to regency era, fantasy to fake-relationship, we'll read and chat across the romance genre!

Never Cross a Highlander by Lisa Rayne

(W) June 24 | 7 — 8 p.m. | Online Programs

Are you sick of being shamed for loving romance? Join our Online Romance Book Club! From enemies-to-lovers to regency era, fantasy to fake-relationship, we'll read and chat across the romance genre!

Out on a Limb by Hannah Bonam-Young

(W) July 22 | 7 — 8 p.m. | Online Programs

Are you sick of being shamed for loving romance? Join our Online Romance Book Club! From enemies-to-lovers to regency era, fantasy to fake-relationship, we'll read and chat across the romance genre!

The Open Era by Edward Schmit

(W) August 19 | 7 — 8 p.m. | Online Programs

Are you sick of being shamed for loving romance? Join our Online Romance Book Club! From enemies-to-lovers to regency era, fantasy to fake-relationship, we'll read and chat across the romance genre!

A Proposal They Can't Refuse by Natalie Caña

(W) September 23 | 7 — 8 p.m. | Online Programs

Are you sick of being shamed for loving romance? Join our Online Romance Book Club! From enemies-to-lovers to regency era, fantasy to fake-relationship, we'll read and chat across the romance genre!

Something Wicked by Falon Ballard

(W) December 2 | 7 — 8 p.m. | Online Programs

Are you sick of being shamed for loving romance? Join our Online Romance Book Club! From enemies-to-lovers to regency era, fantasy to fake-relationship, we'll read and chat across the romance genre!

Thank you for your interest in the Author Fair at Romance-Con taking place on Saturday, Nov. 7 from 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. at Main Library.

Complete this application to express your interest in having an author table at the event.

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis; space is limited. Application deadline is July 15, 2026 or until space is filled. Library staff will review applicants, and you will be notified by August 1, 2026, if you have been selected to table at the event.

Romance-Con is an event intended for adult audiences that is open to all ages. Materials with adult content may be displayed and/or sold during the exhibition and fair. However, visibly explicit materials may not be sold. The Library reserves the right to decide what is considered explicit.

Headlining Authors:

Adriana Herrera
A USA Today Best Selling and Audie winning author Adriana was born and raised in the Caribbean, but for the last fifteen years has let her job (and her spouse) take her all over the world. She loves writing stories about people who look and sound like her people, getting unapologetic happy endings. The New York Times once called her book “sweet, thoughtful, and delightfully filthy too.”
Ali Hazelwood
No. 1 New York Times Bestselling author, Ali is originally from Italy, lived in Japan and Germany, and eventually moved to the US to pursue a Ph.D. in Neuroscience. She was a professor for about three years, but in 2022 quit to write full time. When Ali isn’t writing you can find her prowling around AO3, binge-watching shows with her three feline overlords (and almost equally feline husband), crocheting, or eating candy.