Editorial Content for Summerset Abbey
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SUMMERSET ABBEY is the first installment of an ambitious historical romance trilogy centering on the excesses and decline of the peerage in Edwardian-era Britain. In the early 1900s, the separation of classes defined European ideals but was finally reaching a path of permanent decline. While old-fashioned traditions were the norm, Art Noveau, industrialization and basic issues like human rights and women’s suffrage were being brought to the forefront --- all subjects that appear in the background of this novel. Read More
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Rowena and Victoria, daughters to the second son of the Earl of Summerset, have always treated their governess’s daughter, Prudence, like a sister. But when their father dies and they move in with their uncle’s family in a much more traditional household, Prudence is relegated to the maids’ quarters, much to the girls’ shock and dismay. The ever-present specter of class expectations makes it difficult for Prudence to maintain a foot in both worlds.
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Rowena and Victoria, daughters to the second son of the Earl of Summerset, have always treated their governess’s daughter, Prudence, like a sister. But when their father dies and they move in with their uncle’s family in a much more traditional household, Prudence is relegated to the maids’ quarters, much to the girls’ shock and dismay. The ever-present specter of class expectations makes it difficult for Prudence to maintain a foot in both worlds.
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1913: In a sprawling manor on the outskirts of London, three young women seek to fulfill their destinies and desires amidst the unspoken rules of society and the distant rumblings of war...
Rowena Buxton
Sir Philip Buxton raised three girls into beautiful and capable young women in a bohemian household that defied Edwardian tradition. Eldest sister Rowena was taught to value people, not wealth or status. But everything she believes will be tested when Sir Philip dies, and the girls must live under their uncle’s guardianship at the vast family estate, Summerset Abbey. Standing up for a beloved family member sequestered to the “underclass” in this privileged new world, and drawn into the Cunning Coterie, an exclusive social circle of aristocratic “rebels,” Rowena must decide where her true passions --- and loyalties --- lie.
Victoria Buxton
Frail in body but filled with an audacious spirit, Victoria secretly dreams of attending university to become a botanist like her father. But this most unladylike wish is not her only secret --- Victoria has stumbled upon a family scandal that, if revealed, has the potential to change lives forever...
Prudence Tate
Prudence was lovingly brought up alongside Victoria and Rowena, and their bond is as strong as blood. But by birth she is a governess’s daughter, and to the lord of Summerset Abbey, that makes her a commoner who must take her true place in society --- as lady’s maid to her beloved “sisters.” But Pru doesn’t belong in the downstairs world of the household staff any more than she belongs upstairs with the Buxton girls. And when a young lord catches her eye, she begins to wonder if she’ll ever truly carve out a place for herself at Summerset Abbey.
Editorial Content for My Bookstore
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You would think that getting over 80 writers to set down just a few hundred words apiece on what distinguishes a bookstore as their “favorite” would be harder than herding cats. After all, writers by their very nature are incorrigible free spirits; they’ve earned their stripes by breaking new literary trails, often very alone and for a very long time. Those “overnight” successes on bestseller lists take years (if not decades) to achieve. Read More
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In MY BOOKSTORE, 81 authors write about the pleasure, guidance and support that their favorite bookstores and booksellers have given them over the years. It's a joyful, industry-wide celebration of our bricks-and-mortar stores and a clarion call to readers everywhere at a time when the value and importance of these stores should be shouted from the rooftops.
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In MY BOOKSTORE, 81 authors write about the pleasure, guidance and support that their favorite bookstores and booksellers have given them over the years. It's a joyful, industry-wide celebration of our bricks-and-mortar stores and a clarion call to readers everywhere at a time when the value and importance of these stores should be shouted from the rooftops.
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In MY BOOKSTORE, our greatest authors write about the pleasure, guidance and support that their favorite bookstores and booksellers have given them over the years. The relationship between a writer and his or her local store and staff can last for years or even decades. Often it's the author's local store that supported him during the early days of his career, that continues to introduce and hand-sell her work to new readers, and that serves as the anchor for the community in which he lives and works.
MY BOOKSTORE collects the essays, stories, odes and words of gratitude and praise for stores across the country in 81 pieces written by our most beloved authors. It's a joyful, industry-wide celebration of our bricks-and-mortar stores and a clarion call to readers everywhere at a time when the value and importance of these stores should be shouted from the rooftops.
Perfectly charming line drawings by Leif Parsons illustrate each storefront and other distinguishing features of the shops.
Editorial Content for The Neighbors
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There’s no question that Andrew Morrison had it tough growing up. But was that any excuse to walk out on his mother, just like his father had done before him? Drew watched their family fall apart the day his dad climbed into a stranger’s truck, and it has haunted him ever since. His mother never recovered, now spending her days locked inside the house with a bottle of booze. It probably is no wonder, then, that Drew finally lost it. Read More
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Andrew Morrison sacrificed everything to look after his alcoholic mother. But now he’s determined to get out and live his life. That means trading the home he grew up in for a rented room in the house of an old childhood friend --- both of which are in sorry shape. The better acquainted he gets with his new neighbors --- especially the sweet and sexy Harlow Ward --- the more he suspects unspeakable darkness beyond the white picket fence.
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Andrew Morrison sacrificed everything to look after his alcoholic mother. But now he’s determined to get out and live his life. That means trading the home he grew up in for a rented room in the house of an old childhood friend --- both of which are in sorry shape. The better acquainted he gets with his new neighbors --- especially the sweet and sexy Harlow Ward --- the more he suspects unspeakable darkness beyond the white picket fence.
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Andrew Morrison sacrificed everything --- his childhood, his education, and the girl of his dreams --- to look after his alcoholic mother. But enough is enough, and now he’s determined to get out and live his life. That means trading the home he grew up in for a rented room in the house of an old childhood friend --- both of which are in sorry shape.
The only thing worse than Drew’s squalid new digs and sullen new roommate is the envy he feels for the house next door: a picture-perfect suburban domicile straight out of Norman Rockwell, with a couple of happy householders to match. But the better acquainted he gets with his new neighbors --- especially the sweet and sexy Harlow Ward --- the more he suspects unspeakable darkness beyond the white picket fence.
At the intersection of BLUE VELVET and BASIC INSTINCT lies THE NEIGHBORS, an insidiously entertaining tale of psychological suspense and mounting terror by the boldest new master of the form, Ania Ahlborn.
Courtney Santo, author of The Roots of the Olive Tree on Advice for Book Clubs
Jeffrey Glassberg
Beautiful and graceful, varied and enchanting, small but approachable, butterflies lead you to the sunny side of life. And everyone deserves a little sunshine.
