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: 

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...

I am tickled pink to announce that my second book, THE INVENTION OF SOPHIE CARTER, has been selected by the Junior Library Guild! My book will be arriving at libraries and bookstores on July 14, 2020!

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...

Do you like to color? One of my besties gave me an adult coloring book a few years ago for Christmas and I discovered that I loved coloring still.  Download these coloring pages for FREE!  When you're done, please tag me on Social Media so that I can see your amazing colored pencil skills.

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!