Bücher von Olivia Atwater

'Whimsical but never frivolous, sweet but not sugary, deeply kind rather than merely nice. I loved it' Alix E. Harrow It's difficult to find a husband in Regency England when you're a young lady with only half a soul.Ever since she was cursed by a faerie, Theodora Ettings has had no sense of fear or embarrassment - a condition which makes her prone to accidental scandal. Dora hopes to be a quiet, sensible wallflower during the London Season - but when the strange, handsome and utterly uncouth Lord Sorcier discovers her condition, she is instead drawn into dangerous and peculiar faerie affairs.If Dora's reputation can survive both her curse and her sudden connection with the least-liked man in all of high society, then she may yet reclaim her normal place in the world. . . but the longer Dora spends with Elias Wilder, the more she begins to suspect that one may indeed fall in love, even with only half a soul. Bridgerton meets Howl's Moving Castle in this enchanting historical fantasy, where the only thing more meddlesome than faeries is a marriage-minded mother. Pick up HALF A SOUL, and be stolen away into Olivia Atwater's charming, magical version of Regency England!Praise for Olivia Atwater:'A delightful, romantic romp that also deftly examines class and privilege, Half a Soul is the definition of a comfort read' Hannah Whitten author of For the Wolf'Half a Soul is a perfect historical fantasy romance: warm, sparkling with magic, dangerous and delightful. I absolutely adored it.' Tasha Suri, author of The Jasmine Throne'A hugely enjoyable take on the Regency. . . I wolfed this down with great pleasure.' KJ Charles'Smart and subversive, these charming romances will ignite your heart - and your hope' Shelley Parker-Chan, author of She Who Became the Sun'Whimsical, witty, and brimming over with charm. . . Dora and the Lord Sorcier have a place amongst my favourite fantasy romance couples ever' India Holton, author of The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels'Half a Soul is exactly the comfort read we all need. This winsome, whimsical fantasy romance has much to say about privilege, justice, and the power of empathy, even as it sweeps you off your feet in the swooniest way possible' Megan Bannen, author of The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy

Write better prose. Get better readers.Readers enjoy a book more when they understand what's going on-but a lot of common writing advice can make your prose more confusing for readers! Genre authors: Stop listening to writing advice from your peers in literary fiction, and start asking questions about how to make your writing more accessible to the general market.In this short, accessible book, you will learn how readers process writing on a narrative level, on a paragraph level, and on a sentence level. You'll also learn how to:use the classic parlour scene to clarify more than just murderhelp your busiest and most distracted readers keep up with your dialoguecheat your way through gameshows using syntactic ambiguityuse the semi-colon as it was actually meant to be usedun-decapitate your headless clauses"show, then tell"This guide comes with several well-explained rules which you can immediately apply to your work, complete with before-and-after examples.Learn Reader-Friendly Writing for Authors, and help your readers follow the story.

Eine wahre Lady wird keine Magierin - oder etwa doch? ***Je nach Verfügbarkeit wird das Buch mit oder ohne Farbschnitt geliefert. Der gestaltete Buchschnitt ist auf eine limitierte Stückzahl begrenzt.*** Miss Abigail Wilder wird gerne mal unterschätzt. Der Londoner Gesellschaft ist sie als Mündel des Lord Magiers suspekt, denn sie trägt Elfenblut in sich. Ihr Ziehvater hingegen bezweifelt ihre magischen Fähigkeiten. Als jedoch die Londoner Debütantinnen-Saison von unerklärlichen Todesfällen unter den jungen Ladys erschüttert wird, ist ihre Stunde gekommen. Wider alle Zweifel begibt sie sich auf die Spur des Geheimnisses. Doch glücklicherweise stellt sich eine junge selbst ernannte Magierin auf ihre Seite, die darauf beharrt, ihr in der Stunde der Gefahr beizustehen. Wovon die größte Bedrohung ausgeht, dem Verschwörer hinter den Kulissen, der ungezähmten Magie ihrer jungen Helferin oder ihrem eigenen verräterischen Herzen, wird sich erweisen müssen ... Das funkensprühende Finale der mitreißenden Regency-Romance-Reihe der Bestseller-Autorin. Die Bände der »True Crown«-Reihe: True Crown - Die Lady und der Lord Magier (Band 1) True Crown - Der Mantel des Elfen-Lords (Band 2) True Crown - Das Duell mit dem dunklen Magier (Band 3)

Write better blurbs. Get better readers.Writing book descriptions for genre fiction (or blurbs, as some authors call them) requires a completely different skill set from writing full-length novels. For many authors, blurbs are a last distasteful obstacle they must overcome before they''re allowed to sell their book-but it doesn''t have to be that way! Writing blurbs is far easier with a step-by-step guide and a bit of helpful advice.In this short, accessible book, you will learn how readers select their next novel, and how to aim your blurb at the right readers. You''ll also learn how to:master the art of blurbs as movie trailerscompile a one-click listwrite a tempting hookend your blurb on an invisible question"tell, don''t show"use reader feedback in your blurbsThis guide comes complete with several examples of real blurbs, both before and after editing, with clear explanations of every change.Learn Better Blurb Writing for Authors, and take the stress out of blurb writing.