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Love reading classics? Love retellings of beloved stories? Great! Join us to meet three fabulous authors - Jennieke Cohen, Alexa Donne, and Shannon Price - with their three wonderful books - Dangerous Alliance, The Stars We Steal, A Thousand Fires - all inspired by your favorite classics We know you will love these books as much as we do.
Dangerous Alliance by Jennieke Cohen: The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue meets Jane Austen in a witty, historical romance with a dash of mystery! Lady Victoria Aston has everything she could want: an older sister happily wed, the future of her family estate secure, and ample opportunity to while her time away in the fields around her home. But now Vicky must marry—or find herself and her family destitute. Armed only with the wisdom she has gained from her beloved novels by Jane Austen, she enters society’s treacherous season. Sadly, Miss Austen has little to say about Vicky’s exact circumstances nor about the mysterious accidents cropping up around her…ones that could prevent her from surviving until her wedding day.
The Stars We Steal by Alexa Donne: Think Persuasion Meets The Bachelor in space. Engagement season is in the air and Princess Leonie “Leo” Kolburg, heir to a faded European spaceship, has only one thing on her mind: which lucky bachelor can save her family from financial ruin? But when Leo’s childhood friend and first love, Elliot, returns as the captain of a successful whiskey ship, everything changes. Elliot was the boy Leo’s family deemed to be unsuitable for marriage. Now he’s the biggest catch of the season. But old habits die hard, and as Leo navigates the glittering balls of the season, she finds herself falling for her first love in a game of love, lies, and past regrets.
A Thousand Fires by Shannon Price: Think The Outsiders meets The Iliad. Valerie Simons knows the Wars are dangerous―her little brother was killed by the Boars two years ago. But nothing will sway Valerie from joining the elite and beautiful Herons with her boyfriend Matthew to avenge her brother. But when Jax, the volatile and beyond charismatic leader of the Stags, promises her revenge, Valerie is torn between old love and new loyalty.
Don’t miss this chance to discover a love of classics-inspired new reads.