I’m so excited that my first-ever romantasy book THE NANNY’S HANDBOOK TO MAGIC AND MANAGING DIFFICULT DUKES is available to pre-order! It has the most gorgeous illustrated cover that I’m absolutely in love with. My publisher commissioned the fabulously talented illustrator Dawn Cooper to create it, and I’m so thrilled that she’s included so many wonderful little story details in the design. She’s truly brought my characters—my sassy nanny heroine and my horologist duke hero and his pet raven—and the setting of London in 1851 (albeit with a slightly alternate history which includes a sprinkling of magic) to life.The fabulous India Holton (yes THE India Holton) recently had this to say about my book … “The Nanny’s Handbook to Magic and Managing Difficult Dukes is a whimsical, wonderfully romantic treasure trove of laugh-out-loud delights with a spirited heroine who proves a worthy successor indeed to Mary Poppins. I had such a fabulous time reading this book and can’t wait for the next in the series!” —India Holton, USA Today bestselling authorTHE NANNY’S HANDBOOK TO MAGIC AND MANAGING DIFFICULT DUKES will be out in print, ebook, and audio on September 30th in the US with Kensington ! There’ll also be an Australian and UK edition with Simon & Schuster that’s out on July 29! You’ll find all the pre-order links on each publisher’s website.Want to learn more? Here’s the back cover copy for THE NANNY’S HANDBOOK TO MAGIC AND MANAGING DIFFICULT DUKES! Mary Poppins meets Bridgerton in a feel-good blend of cozy fantasy magic, historical romance, humor, and Victorian era charm, as a recent graduate of the Parasol Academy for Exceptional Nannies and Governesses finds her supernatural abilities are little help when it comes to falling for the shy, mysterious inventor who happens to be her employer… Emmeline Chase, 25-year-old widow and new alumna, may be more high-spirited than the Academy would like. Few graduates, however, could turn a mismanaged teleportation onto a duke’s rooftop into an offer of employment. But Emmeline’s circumstances, along with her desperation to support her bankrupt, incarcerated father, have made her dauntless. Which seems the primary qualification to work for expert horologist Xavier Mason, Duke of St. Lawrence, and manage his three rambunctious wards. Yet Emmeline soon discovers that the nobleman’s heart-melting voice and captivating mind present an entirely different sort of trouble. She cannot risk losing her license by fraternizing with her employer . . .Xavier’s wards have sent two nannies packing in a month thanks to frogs, firecrackers, and general mayhem. In addition, Xavier’s professional reputation is on the line. He’s already considered odd, with his talking raven companion and his fascination with timekeeping instead of pleasure-chasing with his peers. Charming, vivacious Emmeline seems intrigued with his quirks—but Xavier must have absolute peace to design London’s “King of Clocks” for Westminster Palace before the competition closes. Emmeline can no doubt restore order. As long as he doesn’t fall under her spell . . .Yet, with a possible saboteur in their midst, and the attraction flaring between them threatening to become a deliciously disastrous distraction, a touch of magic may be required . . .

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