Samantha Hastings

 Did you know that I wrote four different endings for Mariah Carter and my beta readers picked the one in the book?  Join my monthly newsletter and you can discover which one is YOUR favorite. March, April, and May will all highlight a new alternate ending to THE INVENTION OF SOPHIE CARTER 🎩💗📜!!! Join here: 

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Interviews, reviews, exclusive excerpts, and guest posts by me! July 13th – Kait Plus Books  >> Interview – Hurn Publications  >> Review – Tiggy’s Books   >> Interview – Lynn’s Romance Enthusiasm  >> Review July 14th – Bitch Bookshelf  >> Review – Living in a Bookworld  >> Excerpt – 100 Pages A Day  >> Review – I Can Has Books?  >> Review – The Caffeinated Reader   >> Review July 15th – Adventures in Writing  >> Review – Uneek Book Lover  >> Review – JeanzBookReadNReview  >> Interview – The Heart of a Book Blogger   >> Guest post July 16th – The Avid Reader  >> Review – gracelwrites – a voyage across pages  >> Review – Dilyana’s World  >> Guest post – Valerie Ullmer | Romance Author  >> Excerpt – Emelie’s Books  >> Review July 17th – Bookworm for Kids  >...

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1851.  Bounced from one begrudging relative to another their whole lives, orphaned identical twins Sophie and Mariah Carter have always relied on each other for love and support, even though the sisters couldn't be more different. Brash Sophie wants to be an inventor, and demure Mariah wants to be an artist. Both long to visit London for the summer―Sophie to see the Queen’s Great Exhibition and Mariah to study the world’s finest collection of paintings. But when their cantankerous aunt answers their letter pleading for a place to stay, she insists she only has time and room to spare for one of them. So, Mariah and Sophie hatch a clever scheme: They will travel to London together and take turns playing the part of "Sophie". At first the plan runs like clockwork. But as the girls avoid getting caught by increasingly narrow margins and two handsome gentlemen―both of whom think they’re falling in love with the  real  Sophie Carter―enter the equation, the sisters fin...

Where one story ends, another begins. 1861. Miss Lucinda Leavitt is shocked when she learns the author of her favorite serialized novel has died before completing the story. Determined to learn how it ends, Lucinda reluctantly enlists the help of her father’s young business partner to track down the reclusive author’s final papers. Mr. David Randall is overwhelmed by his workload. He's eager to prove to the world—and to himself—that he's capable of following in his late father's footsteps. He doesn’t have the time for this endeavor, but Lucinda is not the type to take no for an answer. Their search for the elusive Mrs. Smith and the rightful ending to her novel leads Lucinda and David around the English countryside, but the truths they discover about themselves—and each other—are anything but fictional. Goodreads   *   Amazon   *   IndieBound   *   Target   *   Barnes and Noble   *   Walmart  ...

Readers looking for a light, fun read full of holiday mischief will be delighted by Samantha Hastings'  A Royal Christmas Quandary , perfect for fans of  A Christmas Prince. When you spend Christmas in a castle, anything is possible. 1860. Lady Alexandrina Gailey is looking forward to a cozy holiday at Windsor Castle with her best friend, Princess Alice, and her long-time crush, Lord George Worthington. But Drina's plans are all but dashed when Alice's parents, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, declare that Alice must choose one of two royal princes to become engaged to before Christmas. There's just one problem: George, a junior member of the Foreign Office, has accidentally misplaced one of the princes. Together, Drina and George scour the town of Windsor for the missing prince, desperately hoping to deliver him to the royal dinner party with the queen and king none the wiser. They might just need a royal Christmas miracle to pull it off. Book Grou...

A booktrailer is like a movie trailer, but for a book... I guess that's kind of obvious. Anyway, here is the booktrailer I made for THE LAST WORD. I hope you enjoy it!

THE INVENTION OF SOPHIE CARTER   is   coming out July 14,  2020 from Swoon Reads / Macmillan 1851. Bounced from one begrudging relative to another their whole lives, orphaned identical twins Sophie and Mariah Carter have always relied on each other for love and support, even though the sisters couldn't be more different. Brash Sophie wants to be an inventor, and demure Mariah wants to be an artist. Both long to visit London for the summer—Sophie to see the Queen’s Great Exhibition and Mariah to study the world’s finest collection of paintings. But when their cantankerous aunt answers their letter pleading for a place to stay, she insists she only has time and room to spare for one of them. So, Mariah and Sophie hatch a clever scheme: They will travel to London together and take turns playing the part of "Sophie". At first the plan runs like clockwork. But as the girls avoid getting caught by increasingly narrow margins and two handsome gentlemen...

When I'm writing a book I always wonder what the cover will look like. The Invention of Sophie Carter  is the story of twin sisters set in 1851 who have been tossed from one reluctant relative to another. When only Sophie is invited to London to visit her aunt, Lady Bentley, both girls decide to go masquerading as the same person. Sophie is an accomplished clock-worker and is determined to become an inventor. Mariah wants to be an artist. On their individual paths to self discovery, they are more than a few hiccups, including a pair of suitors who think they're both in love with "Sophie Carter." This gorgeous cover highlights the two sisters! Sophie's love of clocks is subtly hinted at in the scroll-work. I hope you love my cover as much as I do!  Read the full scoop on  SwoonReads Add it to your Goodreads TBR today!