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AJ Lancaster lives in New Zealand and writes romantic, whimsical fantasy in a house containing two ridiculous cats and many plants.

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Average rating: 4.14 · 30,398 ratings · 3,429 reviews · 8 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Lord of Stariel (Stariel, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 10,565 ratings — published 2018 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Prince of Secrets (Stariel, #2) 4.18 avg rating — 5,391 ratings — published 2019 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Court of Mortals (Stariel, #3) 4.20 avg rating — 4,314 ratings — published 2020 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The King of Faerie (Stariel, #4) 4.32 avg rating — 3,778 ratings — published 2021 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Rake of His Own (Stariel, #5) 4.39 avg rating — 2,804 ratings — published 2022 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How To Find A Nameless Fae 4.25 avg rating — 2,668 ratings — published 2025 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Once Upon a Forbidden Desire: Fairy Tales and Other Stories by Erin Grey (Editor), Zoey Ellis (Goodreads Author), Kathryn Ann Kingsley (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 420 ratings — published 2022 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How To Marry A Winged King 4.09 avg rating — 208 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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A Rake of His Own Special Edition on Kickstarter

Good job me, remembering to update my own website! The A Rake of His Own campaign is currently live on Kickstarter! It runs until the end of the month.

Kickstarter works a bit like a pre-ordering system, where we can raise the funds upfront. We’ve already met our funding goal and unlocked several stretch goals, which means the special editions are definitely happening!

The special edition features internal illustrations, a foiled faux-leather case, coloured endpapers, printed edges, and a reversible foiled dustjacket.

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Buttoned-up general meets flirty fae queen, you say? Sign me up! I enjoyed Wooing the Witch Queen so much that I immediately went and made sad puppy dog eyes in Stephanie’s inbox to pretty please let me read the next one early. These books are so hea ...more
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Every time I pick up a Jen Lynning book I promise myself I'm just going to read a few chapters... and then inevitably I end up inhaling the entire thing in one sitting. A charming spicy-cosy fantasy of manners with loads of political intrigue and lov ...more
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Another enchanting escapade in the matronly misadventures series! Rosalie Oaks writes a magical cosy mystery brimful of banter, romance, and fake moustaches. I would like my own swoony duke who brings me cups of hot chocolate, please! I inhaled this ...more
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“How dare her father be dead when she was still so very angry at him?”
― A.J. Lancaster, The Lord of Stariel

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“Ride the winds that are, not those you wish for.”
― A.J. Lancaster, The Prince of Secrets

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“We're not enemies, Prince Melodramatic. We're just... I don't know, antagonistic acquaintances."
"Now, why does that feel like a demotion?”
― A.J. Lancaster, A Rake of His Own

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