Publication Date: Feb 2021
Blurb:
2020: Chocolate and Earl Grey tea can’t fix Josie De Clare’s horrible year. She mourned the death of her father and suffered a teen-life crisis, which delayed her university plans. But when her father’s will reveals a family-owned property in Northern England, Josie leaves London to find clarity at the secluded manor house. While exploring the estate, she discovers two-hundred-year-old love letters written by an elusive novelist, all addressed to someone named Josephine. And then she discovers a novel in which it seems like she’s the heroine…
1820: Novelist Elias Roch loves a woman he can never be with. Born the bastard son to a nobleman and cast out from society, Elias seeks refuge in his mind with the quirky heroine who draws him into a fantasy world of scandal, betrayal, and unconditional love. Convinced she’s his soulmate, Elias writes letters to her, all of which divulge the tragedy and trials of his personal life.
As fiction blurs into reality, Josie and Elias must decide: How does one live if love can’t wait? Separated by two hundred years, they fight against time to find each other in a story of her, him, and the novel written by the man who loves her.
What To Expect:
Readers can expect an epistolary YA novel told entirely through a series of texts, email exchanges, and a fictional manuscript. The storyline time travels into both historical and contemporary time periods. There closed door romance, lessons in friendship, and opening your eyes to the ones around you.
Content Warnings:
Language: Mild – The term “bastard” is used frequently in reference to a child born out of wedlock.
Sexual Content: Closed Door – Brief kissing
Violence: None
Substance Use: Mild – One character is prone to drinking but it is not heavily described
Prejudices: Moderate – The historical side of the story addresses past societal prejudices against people born out of wedlock.
Religious Themes: God is mentioned a few times. One character is told to forgive and forget, as that is the “Lord’s way.” OMG is used frequently in the email exchanges.
Other Topics: Moderate – Adultery and illicit sexual affairs are exposed in the story.
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