Buxton Books Presents Author Becca Freeman in conversation with Grace Atwood
celebrating Back Where We Started

Becca Freeman, author of The Christmas Orphans Club and co-host of the popular books and lifestyle podcast "Bad on Paper, is coming to Buxton Books to celebrate her upcoming contemporary romance, Back Where We Started. Becca will be joined in conversation by Charleston's Grace Atwood. Tickets available now!

Calling all contemporary romance fans! We are excited to welcome you to the bookstore for an evening celebrating a swoony new title. Author of The Christmas Orphans Club and co-host of the popular "Bad on Paper" podcast, Becca Freeman is bringing her book tour to Charleston to give us an inside look at her upcoming novel, Back Where We Started. 

She'll be reuniting with former podcast co-host Grace Atwood, who you may know as founder of The Stripe (the blog) and Scratch Pad, a top ten fashion & beauty Substack, for a fun-filled conversation about second chances, holiday romance, and the life of a writer (and reader)!

After we get the scoop on the writing of Back Where We Started, we'll turn things over to the audience for a Q&A and then invite everyone to hang around, get books personalized, and say hi to Becca and Grace. 

Refreshments beginning at 5:30 pm. Program begins at 6:00 pm. We hope you'll join us!

About the Book:

A rising Hollywood star explores the road not taken with her first love in this tender second-chance romance by the author of The Christmas Orphans Club

Katie’s wildest dreams have come true. She’s a Hollywood actress, booked and busy, and promoting her latest film. Sure, she still struggles with sexist media malignment and unimaginative roles, but from where she stands today, her hometown of Dutch Ridge, Pennsylvania feels a million miles away—and that makes it all worth it.

Because Dutch Ridge can only ever represent Drew. Every street is filled with memories of their shared adolescence, how they were each other’s first everything, the hours they spent planning for the future. Drew was the only person in Dutch Ridge who didn’t make Katie feel delusional for dreaming big, because he did, too. She was going to be the next Julia Roberts, and he was going to be president someday. Was it their extraordinary level of ambition that brought them together at sixteen? It was definitely what drove them apart in the years after.

But now, a promise to her sister forces Katie to return to Dutch Ridge for Christmas, where she runs into Drew, who seems to have followed a different path from the one they once dreamed up. And strangely, he seems...happy. As their run-ins heat up and the two can't keep themselves away from each other, Katie begins to wonder whether her accolade-filled Hollywood life really fulfills her after all. Back Where We Started is an emotional second-chance romance, a story about allowing oneself to change, the addictive nature of achievement, and how we make room in our lives for what matters most.

About Becca Freeman:

Becca Freeman is the author of The Christmas Orphans Club. She's also the co-host of the popular books and lifestyle podcast "Bad on Paper" and the writer behind the Book Enthusiast newsletter. Becca is a graduate of Boston College and currently resides in Brooklyn, New York. Back Where We Started is her second novel.

About Grace Atwood:

Grace Atwood is the founder of The Stripe (the blog) and Scratch Pad, a top ten fashion & beauty Substack. Scratch Pad currently ranks in the top ten of Substack’s global fashion & beauty category. Born out of her passion for sharing favorite finds and honest recommendations, The Stripe is a lifestyle destination covering fashion, beauty, personal style, books, wellness, travel, and more. Since launching in January 2010, The Stripe has earned over 75 million page views.

Grace lives in Charleston, SC with her cats, Tyrion and Jaime, after spending 15 years in New York. She’s an avid reader (especially thrillers and non-fiction), and a longtime lover of stripes, jewelry, skincare, and fashion.