Join us as we welcome back author Steven Rogers with his second book A Year in the Room, a contemporary spiritual novel. The event is free and attendees will receive a sweet treat in celebration of Valentine’s Day. Signed copies will be available for purchase. To RSVP, please call 508-949-6232 or email deb@bookloversgourmet.com.

About the book: Reluctant pilgrim Ben Cahill steps off a flight from Israel facing an unrelenting list of challenges—a fractured family, no job, no place to live, and a dubious grip on his newly-found sobriety. He has no plans for the next steps in his life.

Ben starts over, settling into a small, rented room and working three part-time jobs. As his first year of recovery unfolds, Ben fights an unrelenting spiritual war against his personal demons and the consequences of his past actions.

Can a chain-smoking, no-nonsense grandmother, a retired navy cook, a crusty old Scotsman, and an unexpected pilgrimage to the legendary Scottish Island of Iona, clear away the wreckage of Ben’s life and lead him to hope? Join Ben on his journey in this sequel to the award-winning novel Into the Room.

About the author: Steven Rogers is a writer and speaker. After attending The College of the Holy Cross, in Worcester, MA, Steve became a Certified Public Accountant and filled various roles in public accounting and private industry. A lifelong lover of books and literature, over the years he dabbled with writing fiction, dreaming of a time he could fully commit to learning the craft. Since retiring from the corporate world in 2016, Steve has completed three novels and a half-dozen short stories.

Steve’s Contemporary Christian Novel Into the Room was published by Elk Lake Publishing in May of 2021. Into the Room won first place in the Spiritual Fiction Category and was a Grand Prize finalist for the 2022 Eric Hoffer Book Award. In addition, Into the Room was a finalist in the Debut Novel category for the 2022 American Fiction Christian Writers Carol Awards and a Runner-Up in the 2023 Christian Indie Awards.

Steve’s second novel, A Year in the Room, was published in October of 2024.

Steve, a proud father of three adult children and one incredibly lucky son-in-law, is happily married to his wife of thirty-nine years, Kathy. They live in Richmond, Virginia.

To learn more about Steve, visit his website steven-rogers.com