The Friends of Mountains Branch Library in Lake Lure will host author Lisa Wingate as she speaks about her newest novel “Before We Were Yours.” The fiction story is based on a real-life scandal in a Memphis adoption organization which kidnapped children and sold them to wealthy families. Lisa Wingate is a former journalist, inspirational speaker, and bestselling author of more than 20 novels.

The event takes place Tuesday, June 13 at 11 a.m. at the Lake Lure Inn. Reservations are requested by calling Mountains Branch Library at 828-287-6392.

– article submitted by JoAnne Ellingson