J.R. Ward Introduces New Book THE BOURBON KINGS at Actors Theatre Louisville Today

Number one New York Times bestselling author J.R. Ward will introduce her new book, The Bourbon Kings, at Actors Theatre Louisville's Pamela Brown Auditorium (316 West Main Street) with an on stage interview by Mayor Greg Fischer today, August 1 at 1 p.m.

The on stage interview will be followed by a Q&A with the audience and a book signing. Tickets are free, but can be reserved by visiting actorstheatre.org/events/an-afternoon-with-j-r-ward-2015-2016/.

Ward's newest novel, The Bourbon Kings, is the first book in an epic family saga set in Kentucky and centered on the Bradfords, an aristocratic family who made their fortune in the bourbon industry. The author describes her eagerly-anticipated new series as "my love letter to my adopted home state, and a cautionary tale of big money, traditional values, and hidden sins."

Set in the land of Derby brunches, competitive horse racing, and centuries-old bourbon production, The Bourbon Kings will appeal to readers of Danielle Steel and Adriana Trigiani, and fans of Empire, Scandal, and Downton Abbey. Ward has created an indelible cast of upstairs/downstairs characters whose lives intersect in a page-turning mix of dark family secrets and double crossings, high stakes business deals, and delicious bad behavior.

Filled with the complex characters, juicy interconnected storylines, and wickedly sharp writing readers have come to expect from J.R. Ward, The Bourbon Kings is a can't put it down ride that updates the family saga and transplants the soapy thrills of Empire and Scandal to the rolling hills of Kentucky.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

J.R. Ward is a #1 New York Times bestselling author with more than 15 million novels in print published in 25 different countries around the world. The books in her popular Black Dagger Brotherhood series have held the #1 spot on the New York Times hardcover, mass market, eBook, and combined print/eBook fiction bestseller lists and have debuted in the top 5 on the USA Today bestseller list. Prior to her writing career, Ward worked as a lawyer in Boston and spent many years as the Chief of Staff of one of Harvard's world-renowned academic medical centers. Ward currently lives with her family in Kentucky where she has learned to enjoy and appreciate all things Southern.

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