Former journalist Randy Kraft will launch her third novel, Off Season, at a reading and book talk at the Laguna Beach Cultural Arts Center.

Off Season, A Novel By Randy Kraft - When Sharon’s ex-husband, Red, invites her to join him for a winter retreat, she agrees. After all, they’ve moved past what ails them, she will be on sabbatical fine tuning a PhD dissertation, and he needs a respite from an illness. Why not enjoy the charms of a Southern California beach town [Laguna Beach] off season?