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Star's Crossing

Madeleine_Graves

Reads 1,196,042
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Parts 86
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Reads 1,196,042
Votes 93,303
Parts 86
Time 10h 10m

Wattys winner

Madeleine_Graves

{WATTY'S 2020 WINNER & EDITOR'S PICK.} 

Hopeless romantic and aspiring writer Mare Atwood has fallen madly in love with her childhood correspondent. There's only one catch-she doesn't know who he is. When the beaus of Star's Crossing return from boarding school to begin the courting season, Mare is determined to uncover the identity of her writer, flout her family's intentions of orchestrating an advantageous marriage, and procure the life of writing and romance she's always sought.  

But as in the tales she so adores, it won't be easy. 

Galas, masquerades, picnics, and hunts-alongside an old friend, a former teacher, and an unlikely ally, Mare delves into an investigation that leaves her torn between three clever, deceptive, and wealthy young bachelors. If Mare can confirm which is her writer and claim his hand before the courting season ends, she'll have her wish: the love of her life, a valuable marriage, and a future of writing romance. 

But with the eyes of Star's Crossing upon her, a business plot forcing invisible hands, and the unwillingness of her writer to come forward-Mare's future may not end in triumph, but tragedy.

Set against the gilded Victorian backdrop of coastal Connecticut and lush with pre-war luxury, fans of Jane Austen, Margaret Mitchell, and Louisa May Alcott are sure to enjoy this lighthearted, lyrical novel of young love, independence, and identity.

#1 Literary 
#1 YA Romance 
#1 Victorian 
#1 Lyrical
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The Truth About That Summer

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