July 2024
In this month’s newsletter, scroll down to find:
- First Friday’s Author Event
- Release dates update
- Podcast: Author Nook with Aamna Qureshi
- Captain’s Log: Islands and Inland
- Review Corner
First Friday’s Author Event at Four Points Books
Four Points Books in Invermere, BC were kind enough to invite me to their First Friday Author event where I signed books and chatted all things Frea.
Release Dates Updates
I guess it’s been a while since we did one of these so I thought I’d loop you in. I have two books coming out and one in the works.
The French edition of Contest of Queens (Le Tournoi des Reines) published by Lux et Nox is set to release October 19, 2024 in paperback and ebook. Click here for more information.
Queendom Come, the finale in the Frean Chronicles trilogy is set to release March 11, 2025. Click here for more information.
Mysteriously titled Pirate Novel. Manuscript is complete and I’m in the process of pitching it to publishers.
Author Nook: Putting the Gen Z in Regency with Aamna Qureshi
Welcome to my Author Nook, a monthly podcast I created where I chat with authors about their upcoming releases and we nerd out over their literary brain children. Find it on Spotify here, and Youtube here.
Welcome to this month’s Author Nook! I am joined by the lovely Aamna Qureshi, author of If I Loved You Less, a modern retelling of Jane Austen’s Emma with a Pakistani twist. So pour yourself a cup of chai and clear your dance card, because we’re going to be talking about retellings, regency, romance, and recipes!
Website: www.aamnaqureshi.com
Instagram: @aamna_qureshi
Twitter: @aamnaqureshi_
If I Loved You Less
A joyful romantic comedy retelling of Jane Austen’s Emma!
I know what you’re thinking: poor little rich girl, she has everything, what else could she possibly need? Well, I’m looking for the great love of my life, thank you very much.
For Long Island native Humaira Mirza, it’s always been about love – and she has the matchmaking track record to prove it. Having successfully found ‘the one’ for both her aunt and her sister, the twenty-three-year-old is ready to claim a bit of romance for herself.
The perfect candidate? The gorgeous Rizwan Ali. But as Humaira employs her unique skills to obtain the perfect match with Rizwan, she’s forced to endure the disapproval of family friend Fawad Sheikh who she’s known forever. Fawad and Humaira have long traded barbs but as her romantic meddling leads to unintentional misadventures, she realises something shocking – is she starting to care what Fawad thinks?
Check out our other chats here:
Captain’s Log: Islands and Inlands
Island Hopping
The heart and backbone of Contest of Queens is the amazing cast of women who shore up Jacs as she strives to save the Queendom. I have a good imagination, but could never dream up this wonderful group of gals who inspired them. Once a year we (try) to get together for an epic adventure and this year we leaned more into the relaxation side of things and stayed in little barrel cabins on the Sunshine Coast in BC. It was an absolute dream. We sailed, swam, saunaed, hiked, ate delicious food and drank many bottles of rose… all in all, it was one heck of a trip and I’m so fortunate to know these ladies.
Inland Popping
Probably had the best Canada day long weekend to date traveling through Golden to Nelson, BC. We went golfing in Golden and I didn’t do half bad, went ziplining, luging, and see-sawing, and the drive! The drive was stunning. It involved a ferry crossing (which, the only thing that can make a road trip better is to start floating), and so many beautiful waterfalls.
I’d never been to Nelson before and that was a treat and a half. It has a wee streetcar that runs along the water front and the conductor is kind enough to let you ring the bell (if you’re 8years or younger). I would also highly recommend the cocktail bar: The Black Cauldron, it’s got some serious magic vibes and their concoctions were so fun – some even came out in a smoke bowl.
Review Corner
Reviews are so helpful in getting word of Contest of Queens and Queen’s Catacombs out there. If you have time, and if you’ve read the book, I would be eternally grateful if you could leave a star rating and/or a written review on Goodreads or Amazon.
Thank you to all the wonderful people who have left a star rating or review!
x live magically
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Jordan H. Bartlett 