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'Pretty Little Liars' actress Shay Mitchell brings novel to Naperville

It's no lie: Shay Mitchell, known as Emily Fields on her television show, "Pretty Little Liars," has written a book that she soon will share with fans at Anderson's Bookshop in downtown Naperville.

"Bliss" is a fictional look at the unfurling world that awaits twenty-something young women and best friends where uncertainty is the only certainty.

Priority numbers to reserve a place in the book-signing line are available with the purchase of Mitchell's new novel at Anderson's Bookshop. The event begins at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8, at Anderson's Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville, For information, call (630) 355-2665.

Mitchell, star of ABC Family's No. 1-rated show "Pretty Little Liars," and her best friend, Michaela Blaney, teamed up to write the sharp, entertaining romp through the imperfect world of 21-year-old friends Sophia, Demi and Leandra.

In "Bliss," Sophia Marcus, 21, already has mapped out every aspect of her glamorous life as a Hollywood actor on her vision board. But her life right now in Toronto is anything but exciting. Attending fruitless auditions during the day and working at a club at night, Sophia is starting to feel like she's going nowhere - slowly.

Demi Michaels, Sophia's best friend, didn't go to college after high school. Short of ideas for her own future, she puts her energy into building the perfect relationship with an older man. And when that relationship falls apart, Demi is left to pick up the pieces.

Sophia's friend (and Demi's frenemy) Leandra Hunting doesn't care about hard work or a loving relationship. After college graduation, Leandra sets out to travel the world in the yachts, planes and limos of ridiculously wealthy men. Will any of them be able to show her what love really means - if she can take off her Chanel sunglasses long enough to see it?

Set in Hollywood, Thailand and London, "Bliss" paints a relatable portrait of life in your early 20s with equal parts optimism and fear, hope and disappointment, expectation and reality. It's the "Age of Uncertainty" when you can count on nothing, but, if you're lucky enough to have one truly great friend, you can survive just about anything.

Mitchell, 28, is a Canadian actress who also runs her lifestyle blog amoreandvita.com. Mitchell works with the Free the Children Foundation, an organization that fights exploitation of children around the world; The Trevor Project, a suicide prevention organization; and the NOH8 Campaign for marriage and gender equality.

Blaney, 28, is an American and Canadian marketing professional. She is the co-founder of amoreandvita.com, which has more than 75,000 subscribers.

Mitchell and Blaney both live in Los Angeles. "Bliss" is their first novel.

The novel "Bliss" is about three young women and how friendship helps them survive the ups and downs of building their lives. Courtesy of Anderson's Bookshop

If you go

What: Actress Shay Mitchell of "Pretty Little Liars" with her novel, "Bliss"

When: 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8

Where: Anderson's Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville

Cost: Numbers for book-signing line free with purchase of book

Info: (630) 355-2665 or andersonsbookshop.com

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