A Love on the Land Novel
Out with Lanterns
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England, 1917.
When Ophelia Blackwood joins the Women’s Land Army, she’s not only escaping her father’s imprudent matchmaking attempts, but also staking a claim for the freedom she has always sought. The work is hard, but she finally feels part of something larger than herself. The unexpected return of Silas Larke, as intriguing and attractive as ever, casts her desire for him against her hard-won independence.
Injured at the Front, Silas returns to England to recover, but while his leg is on the mend, his disillusionment only grows. And the last thing he expects when assigned by the War Office to lend a hand on a local farm is to come face to face with the woman even the horrors of war couldn’t erase from his mind.
Ophelia and Silas fight the rising tide of their attraction, against the threat of wartime food shortages and the repossession of the farm. But can a woman who seeks independence and a man shaped by tradition find their way to each other?
As their days in the fields blend into one long hot summer, Ophelia begins to wonder if, together, they might be a force to be reckoned with.
Swoony Extras
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Tropes
Close proximity
Friends to lovers
Hurt/comfort
Found family
Protection/independence
Virgin MCs
Reviews
“Out with Lanterns is a beautifully crafted book about finding your way when circumstances change, and the world shifts under your feet. It's about a found family that celebrates your strengths, and helps you find them. It's about a love that is arrived at through careful nurturing and communication, and based on white hot attraction and desire. The prose is lovely, the characters are wonderfully crafted, and the story and setting are perfectly immersive.”
Jody, GoodReads reviewer
“Out with Lanterns is exactly what I crave in a historical romance: transportive, unique, impeccably researched, emotionally complex and beautifully crafted.”
Louise Mayberry, author of The Darnalay Castle series
“Ophelia and Silas are steady and strong romantic leads, building a partnership of equality and tender love on every page of this book … Their love story builds and builds and builds until it reaches an unstoppable crescendo by the book’s conclusion. It felt indulgent, rich to both the senses and heart. It was very satisfying for me as a reader.”
Lindsay Barrett, author of Savannah Royals
“I loved a lot of things about this book: Silas and Ophelia's sweet but SPICY slide into a relationship; the historical elements that were perfectly woven into the narrative without detracting from the love story; the well-developed secondary characters; the satisfying sense of place.”
Meg, GoodReads reviewer
Interviews
Interview with Katherine Grant of The Historical Romance Sampler
In conversation with Bobbie Jo of Reading Historical Romance
Playlist
Note: I’m no longer using Spotify, so I will have a new way to share my writing playlist soon. For now, you can find all the songs here on Quobuz and Apple Music.
Songs of note:
“Transparent Theme” by London Music Works
“Melusine” by Summer Mastous
“The Wings” by Gustavo Santaolalla
“Fade into You” by Mazzy Star
“Hollow in the Ferns” by Craig Armstrong
“Quietly Yours” by Birdie
“Holy Roller” by Zach Bryan & Sierra Ferrell
“Stand by Me” by Florence and the Machine
“Bluebird” by Alexis Ffrench
“It's Always Been You” by Ray LaMontagne