THE HEARTBOOKS SERIES

It all begins with Wishes…

***NOW WITH FIVE CHAPTERS OF BONUS CONTENT FROM AMBER KIRKPATRICK***

The Heartbooks series of vintage-inspired, modern fairytales begins with Wishes, a heartfelt and lush Cinderella story. With swoony dialogue and poignant moments, the book takes you to the quaint and nostalgic, European-styled town of Loirehall, through the elegant palace and grand ballroom in Château Fleur, and dwells deep on themes of grief and loss, faith and hope, and most of all true love.

Here’s what Dearest Josephine author Caroline George has to say about Wishes—“Charming and inventive, Wishes offers a romance that tiptoes between reality and fairytale. A smart, heartfelt retelling perfect for fans of Kiera Cass and Melanie Dickerson!”

A lush, wintery mystery novella, Wishes is a royal romance that feels like a British Classic with Hallmark vibes. Ideal for fans of The Crown, Disney’s live action Cinderella, Veil of Winter by Melanie Dickerson, and Stephanie Garber’s Once Upon a Broken Heart.

Features of this story include:
Bonus chapters from Nicholas POV from Amber Kirkpatrick
45K novella
Vintage newspaper vibe
Poetic prose
Swoony, clean romance, with only bittersweet kisses
Childhood friends-to-lovers with a tragic twist
Non-magical, young adult fairytale retelling of Cinderella + Pinocchio
Christmas, winter vibes
Standalone prequel to the Heartbooks series of loosely unconnected stories, which can be read in any order. Read if you like books filled with old family secrets, a charming, European-inspired setting, and swoon in every scene.

From the back cover—
MEET THE PRINCE AT THE BALL

On the eve of the Coronation, aspiring newspaper columnist Penelope Beaumont is assigned the story of a lifetime-revealing the Crown Prince isn’t the rightful heir to Loirehall’s throne. Desperate to leave her dysfunctional step-family, and tempted by the chance to fulfill her deepest wish and claim her late father’s former column in The Loirehall Times, Penelope accepts the job.

But a fateful encounter with Crown Prince Nicholas Garcon brings their shared history into question, and together, they uncover darker secrets about the Royal Family and the Yorkson Tragedy—the event that claimed the lives of both of their parents.

Will the connection between Nicholas and Penelope be strong enough to overcome the story between them, or will lies and rumors upend the long-awaited Coronation Ball and change the future of the Royal Family forever?

The first in the Heartbooks series, Wishes was a #1 new release in both paperback and ebook—now available in hardcover edition and as an audiobook narrated by Jane Maree.

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The romance continues with HEARTS…

Author of A Dress for the Wicked and Before the Devil Knows You’re Here Autumn Krause has this to say about Hearts— “A creative, fascinating debut for fans of whimsy and wonder.”

Hearts is a vintage and lyrical fusion of the classics Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, and Sleeping Beauty, where Alice, Wendy and Aurora are the same girl—a secretive pencil artist with a dynastic feud destined to end on her cursed birthday.

Part modern-day fable and part whimsical retelling, Hearts is perfect for fans of The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow, Dust by Kara Swanson, and Disney’s Unbirthday, a Twisted Tale by Liz Braswell.

Features of this story include:
Summer vibes
Lyrical prose
Non-magical, young adult fairytale reimagining with nods to the classics Alice in Wonderland + Peter Pan + Sleeping Beauty
An exploration of mental health issues with an emphasis on healing
Swoony, dreamlike clean romance with only kissing
A Jane Austen-esque tribute to teaparties, art, and true love
Standalone novel within the Heartbooks series of loosely unconnected stories, which can be read in any order.
Read if you like books filled with old family secrets, a charming, European-inspired setting, and swoon in every scene.

From the back cover—
SECRETS GROW IN SHADOWS

Eighteen-year-old pencil artist Elizabeth Rhodes is on the cusp of a breakthrough art commission that could cement her future career: the debut of her drawings at L’étoile dans les Ténèbres, the social calendar’s biggest art auction hosted by renowned art collector and gracious philanthropist Madame Penelope Garcon.

Concealing her true identity as the mysterious artist Briar Rose—whose name and fame she inherited at the deathbed request of her beloved Aunt—Elizabeth accepts the terms her dapper and elderly benefactor Sterling Figgleston negotiates for the debut of Briar Rose’s new series, Hearts.

When the mental illness she’s been hiding threatens to expose her charade to the boy she’s loved since childhood, and with her estranged parents slated to make an appearance at L’étoile dans les Ténèbres, will Elizabeth find the courage to break the curse and open her heart, or will she lose her one chance at true love by revealing her heart’s darkest secrets?

The first full-length novel in the Heartbooks series, Hearts is available in all formats—including an audiobook narrated by Jane Maree.

AVAILABLE NOW IN KINDLE UNLIMITED!

The romance continues in Gabreville with MIRRORS…

Inspired by folklore and fairtyales with aged paper and gold-trimmed pages, Mirrors is the third book in the Heartbooks series and takes us to Loirehall’s neighbor Gabreville, where library lore, stained-glass windows, and mines below the mountain hide lost treasures.

This is what Kaitlyn Carter Brown, the author of Queen of Shifting Sands, has to say about Mirrors— “A tale almost as old as time that will leave you absolutely enchanted, Eden’s Mirrors takes us on a journey to crumbling castles, dusty libraries, and warm hearths as romance blossoms between two searching souls finding their way home.”

From the back cover—
MAYBE THE TREASURE IS REAL

Nineteen-year-old Paige Wrenley will do anything to protect her father—even if it means returning to the old castle where her mother died. With their home and her papa’s shop at risk of being foreclosed by the bank, Paige is blackmailed by their landlord, Lenora Hayes, and has a mission to follow rumors of a buried treasure at the abandoned castle, Fairhavens.

Chased by dark memories of a great fire that ruined his family’s ancestral castle, Nolan Hayes has finally returned home to Gabreville to stop his uncle, Declan Hayes, from taking over stewardship of the abandoned castle lands. Up on a mountain in a dark forest, the estate of Fairhavens has long been stewarded by the Hayes family, since the true lords who built the castle disappeared a hundred and fifty years ago. But Nolan is convinced those old lands should belong to someone else, if a true heir to Fairhavens can be found.

Scouring the antique library in the abandoned castle, Paige and Nolan must work together to find an old book called the Oirdera and if the rumors are true, find clues to a buried treasure before the first day of spring. Time is running out and threats from all sides push Paige and Nolan closer to finding the truth at the castle that holds the secrets to both Nolan and Paige’s past, but will uncovering the story of the fire that awful night that changed both their lives be a truth too heavy to bear?

Features of this story:
Atmospheric prose with wistful, waiting for the first day of spring vibes
A young adult fairytale reimagining of the beloved fairytales Beauty & The Beast + Red Riding Hood + Snow White
A bold, bookish heroine
Swoony, clean romance with only heart-wrenching kissesA bookish tribute to libraries, old books, and lore
Standalone novel within the Heartbooks series of loosely unconnected stories, which can be read in any order.
Read if you like books filled with old family secrets, a charming, European-inspired setting, and swoon in every scene.

This book is perfect for fans of Before the Devil Knows You’re Here by Autumn Krause, Gilded by Marissa Meyer, Lost in a Book by Jennifer Donnelly, and Echo North by Joanna Ruth Meyer.

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The series will continue with CURSES and ENDINGS in autumn 2026.