08/16/2025 - Civic Duty: Author Talk with Laina Villeneuve

Join us at Black Cat Fables for an exciting afternoon with Laina Villeneuve, author of Civic Duty, a novel about an unsuspecting juror who falls in love during a staged trial that’s actually a reality show!

When: Saturday, August 16, from 2:00 - 4:00pm

Where: Black Cat Fables (415 S. Myrtle Avenue, Suite B, Monrovia, CA 91016)

About Author Laina Villeneuve: 

Laina Villeneuve lives in Glendora with her wife, three kids, two poodle mixes and way too many peacocks. She started writing romance when they had twins who were tricky to tuck in. Her wife suggested she use the time to plot a novel.

Since Take Only Pictures, her debut novel published in 2014, Laina has published ten books with Bella, several that are linked by characters from Northern California settings like the backcountry near Mammoth Lakes, Quincy and Arcata. Her most recent books are set in an imagined town in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains.

About Civic Duty: 

The verdict is in: love is complicated.

When Alex Verita signs up for jury duty with a documentary crew in tow, they expect a tedious case and a modest paycheck.

Instead, Alex finds themself sharing lingering glances with an attractive juror, a voice actor hoping to launch her on-screen career.

What Alex doesn’t know? The entire trial is staged, and the juror is part of the cast.

As genuine attraction blazes between them, Emelynn finds herself trapped between her rising career and her growing feelings for the endearing juror who has no idea they’re actually starring in a reality show. But in a courtroom where nothing is what it seems, can their connection survive when the truth is finally revealed?

Sometimes the heart’s evidence is the hardest to dismiss.

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