Pucking Strong Book Release Tour with Emily Rath & Navessa Allen

PLEASE READ FIRST: ONE BOOK + ADMISSION TICKET PER ATTENDEE IS NEEDED. THERE ARE BOOK ONLY ADD-ONS TO RESERVE ADDITIONAL COPIES.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding ticketing please EMAIL Julia.fourseasonsbooks@gmail.com

Join New York Times bestselling author Emily Rath and dark romance darling Navessa Allen for a night of behind-the-scenes secrets, morally gray book boyfriends, fake marriages, real feelings, and fan-favorite tropes turned ALL the way up.

Two of the hottest names in romance fiction are coming to West Virginia for one night only—and you’re going to want to be front row for every chaotic, spicy, hockey-filled moment.

Frank Arts Center at Shepherd University
September 10, 2025
Doors open at 5:45 PM
Event starts at 6:30 PM
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It’s giving spice. It’s giving serotonin. It’s giving soulmate tropes and sweat.

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If you’ve ever fallen for a man with a stick (hockey or otherwise), preordered a book just for the smut, or stayed up way too late reading a “one-bed” scene—you belong here.

Featured Books

Pucking Strong – Emily Rath

MM fake marriage. NHL star. Physical therapist with a crush. Custody drama. Slow burn so intense it might qualify as foreplay. This fan-favorite from the Jacksonville Rays series is sex-positive, queer-inclusive, and wildly addictive.

Caught Up – Navessa Allen

He’s a walking red flag. She’s all in. Featuring voyeurism, play club kink, and a dangerous man obsessed with the one woman he can’t have—until he does. Book two in the Into Darkness Trilogy.

Meet the Authors

Emily Rath is a New York Times and internationally bestselling author of the Jacksonville Rays Hockey Romance series, known for her spicy, queer-inclusive, emotionally rich stories. A former professor with PhDs in Political Science and Peace Studies, she now lives in the Pacific Northwest with her family and three unruly cats. Find her on TikTok @emilyrathbooks.

Navessa Allen is the #1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author behind Lights Out and the Into Darkness Trilogy. Her dark romances are kink-forward, addictive, and emotionally intense. She lives in northern New England on a 200-year-old farm with her husband, cats, and an ever-expanding menagerie.

Tickets are non-refundable book + admission bundles; please contact Four Seasons Books to arrange pick up/shipping in the event that you can no longer attend the event.