UPDATED MAY 9: Chris Harrison coming to Best of Books, OCU to debut novel 'The Perfect Letter'!

     
      



 

Chris Harrison will be in Oklahoma May 22



       

         Chris Harrison, the popular host of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette as well as the new host of Who Wants To Be a Millionaire, will be coming to Oklahoma and Best of Books to debut his new novel The Perfect Letter on Friday, May 22.

         His appearances also will be used as fund-raisers for the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum and Oklahoma City University.

         Chris will be at Best of Books for a reception starting at 4 p.m. The cost of $50 will allow customers to receive a copy of his book, meet Chris, have the book signed and snap a photo with him. All proceeds from the reception will go to the national memorial and museum. (Call Best of Books at 340-9202 in advance to reserve your spot at the reception and copy of his book because the places will be limited.)

         He will then go to Fassler Hall, 421 NW 10 in Oklahoma City, for a bigger public event in conjunction with Oklahoma City University and starting at 8 p.m. Chris will speak at the free event, and then fans will have the opportunity to buy a book or books that he can sign. (Best of Books will also take preorders for his book.) Seating will be on a first-come, first-served basis.

         Part of the proceeds from the book sales will go to Oklahoma City University. Donations also will be accepted for the bombing memorial.

          "We are thrilled Chris Harrison chose Oklahoma for his new book! We were told he feels deeply about the bombing memorial and Oklahoma City University, where he graduated, so we wanted to do events that benefit both," said Joe Hight, president of Best of Books. "This will give our Edmond customers a chance to see him and help the memorial, as well as for his fans to attend a more public event at OCU."

          Here is more information on Chris and his book:

         

          -- CHRIS HARRISON has been the host of ABC’s hit series The Bachelor since it began in 2002. He’s also the host of The Bachelorette, Bachelor in Paradise, and The Miss America Pageant. Chris has had the honor of officiating several Bachelor weddings and has spent his career counseling men and women navigating their journeys to love. He also was recently announced as the host of Who Wants To Be a Millionaire. He lives in Southern California with his two children. This is his first novel.

THE PERFECT LETTER

     As the longtime host of ABC's The Bachelor and The Bachelorette, Chris Harrison has learned a thing or two about romance. Now, in his debut novel, Chris draws on his unique insights and wisdom to explore the exhilarating experience of risking it all in the name of love.    "The truth was something Jake said they should keep, always, between the two of them . . . "    Leigh Merrill had spent ten years running away from her past. A talented young book editor on the fast track at a major publishing house, Leigh had been determined to build a life for herself in New York City--a life far from the hay-filled barns, swimming holes, and rolling hills of her grandfather's horse farm in Texas. And for the most part, she'd succeeded. This new life, one filled with books and parties and romance, was everything she'd dreamt of as a girl. Complete. Happy even, if Leigh considered the future she was building with Joseph, a brilliant, generous man who adored the very ground she walked on. Still, when the invitation arrived asking her to be the keynote speaker at the Austin Writer's Conference, Leigh couldn't ignore the nagging feeling that Texas, with all of its tangled secrets, was calling her home.       Out of reasons to say no to a free trip, Leigh sees the conference as a perfectly timed escape--just a few days away to catch up with old friends, meet a few potential authors, and clear her mind. But Leigh's plans for a quiet retreat quickly dissolve when a stack of deeply personal letters from the past are left in her hotel room. After all these years of running, Leigh has nowhere to hide. In her hands she holds the letters that bare her soul and her secrets, the letters she wrote to one man, the love of her life--Jake. With her past and present crashing in around her, Leigh must decide just how much she's willing to risk for love.      A remarkable debut by a modern-day love expert, The Perfect Letter is a must-read for Bachelor fans, and hopeless romantics, everywhere.