'Tender and gallant.Beautiful and romantic.' Ashley Herring Blake, author of Iris Kelly Doesn't Date To win her heart, she'll have to fight. Oxfordshire 1362 When Lily Barden discovers her best friend Johanna's hand in marriage is being awarded as the main prize at a tournament, she is determined to stop it. Disguised as a knight, she infiltrates the contest, preparing to fight for Jo's hand. But her conduct ruffles feathers, and when a dangerous incident escalates out of Lily's control, Jo must help her escape. Finding safety with a local brewster, Lily and Jo soon settle into their new freedom, and amongst blackberry bushes and lakeside walks an unexpected relationship blossoms. But when Jo's past catches up with her and Lily's reckless behaviour threatens their newfound happiness, both women realise that choices must always come at a cost.
The question they need to ask is if the cost is worth the price of love. Perfect for fans of Freya Marske, Alexis Hall and Casey McQuiston 'A thrilling, heart-stealing historic romp and achingly romantic.' M.A. Kuzniar on One Night in Hartswood Readers are LOVING All the Painted Stars 'Amazing' NetGalley reviewer 'I swooned' NetGalley reviewer 'I'd really recommend this book' NetGalley reviewer * There is a new and enthusiastic demand for LGBTQI+ romance and a surge in sales over the last year. All the Painted Stars is perfectly placed in this market, with its historical setting but fresh contemporary style, similar to A Marvellous Light and Once Upon a Broken Heart and Last Night at the Telegraph Club. * Emma is a fresh voice in LGBTQI+ romance and has written an emotional romantic journey, paralleled with the physical journey, of Penn and Raff. It weaves a beautiful narrative with the classic romance tropes that appeal to both historical fiction and romance readers.
* Perfect for fans of LGBTQI+ , romance, and historical fiction such as Freya Marske, Stephanie Garber, Malinda Lo as well as contemporary romance that explore friendships such as Casey McQuiston and Georgia Toffolo * All the Painted Stars is a character driven romance with two female protagonists, perfect for fans of Taylor Jenkins Reid' The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo * An historical romance written in a contemporary and engaging style, similar to Julia Quinn, Freya Marske and Tessa Dare's writing. * Emma won the national Romance Includes Everyone competition with the first book in this series, One Night in Hartswood Competition: a marvellous light; restless truth; red, white and royal blue; lady for a duke; the queer principles of kit webb; we could be so good; inconvenient earl. freya marske; ashley herring blake; alexis hall; t j klune; lex croucher; alice winn; casey mcquiston; everina maxwell; c s pacat; k j charles.