—Sarah Hogle, author of You Deserve Each Other
“With a piratical heroine who would rather be reading and a hero whose many disguises hide a (slightly tarnished) heart of gold, The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels is the perfect diversion for a rainy afternoon with a cup of tea. What fun!”
—Manda Collins, author of A Lady’s Guide to Mischief and Mayhem
“Holton’s writing is gorgeous and lyrical, her dialogue clever and witty, and her characters lovable and unforgettable. The story contains so many enthralling elements—lady scoundrels and spells, pirates and explosions, romance and flying-house thievery!”
—Raquel Vasquez Gilliland, author of Sia Martinez and the Moonlit Beginning of Everything
“With secret identities, secret doors, and secret histories to spare, this high-octane layer cake of escapism hits the spot.”
—Publishers Weekly
“In this joyride of a debut, Holton draws us into a madcap world of courtly corsairs, murderous matrons, and pity-inspiring henchmen…. As if the Parasol Protectorate series met The Princess Bride and a corseted Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“A tongue-in-cheek swashbuckling adventure.”
—Library Journal
TITLES BY INDIA HOLTON dangerous damsels
The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels
The League of Gentlewomen Witches
The Secret Service of Tea and Treason love’s academic
The Ornithologist’s Field Guide to Love
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Copyright © 2024 by India Holton
Excerpt from The Geographer’s Map to Romance copyright © 2024 by India Holton
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Holton, India, author.
Title: The ornithologist’s field guide to love / India Holton.
Description: First edition. | New York: Berkley Romance, 2024.
Identifiers: LCCN 2023045886 (print) | LCCN 2023045887 (ebook) |
ISBN 9780593547281 (trade paperback) | ebook ISBN 9780593547298
Subjects: LCGFT: Romance fiction. | Fantasy fiction. | Novels.
Classification: LCC PR9639.4.H66 O76 2024 (print) | LCC PR9639.4.H66 (ebook) | DDC 823/.92—dc23/eng/20231128
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2023045886
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2023045887
Ebook ISBN 9780593547298
Cover design by Katie Anderson
Cover illustration of bird by Bodor Tivadar / Shutterstock
Book design by Katy Riegel, adapted for ebook
