The Austen Affair made the list of Spotify's "Best Debut and Breakout Authors of 2025!"
And People Magazine covered it! Loved the shoutout to my grandma. It's good and right that her sass be public knowledge.
The Austen Affair is the November selection for the Dylan Mulvaney Book Club!
(Thank you, Dylan! We're honored by the bonnet look.)
The New York Times Book Review loved The Austen Affair, and covered it not once, but twice!
"If you prefer your historical romance on the frothier side, try Bell’s enjoyably goofy THE AUSTEN AFFAIR...The time-travel element is a fun twist, and the comedy is weighted with just enough darker emotion to keep the balloon of the story from bobbing away into the stratosphere."--The New York Times
The Austen Affair has received three starred pre-publication book reviews!
“Bell sprinkles in enough references to Austen’s works to satisfy any fan, but she also creates a love story that is genuinely moving in its own right…The story blends the wit and stakes of an Austen novel with the steaminess of a modern romance. A delightful homage to Austen with plenty of its own romantic charm.” - Kirkus, Starred Review
"Bell makes a meal of the Austenian setting and does a fantastic job peeling back her well-matched leads’ layers as they learn to let go of first impressions. It’s an utter delight." - Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
“In the honored tradition of Austen novels, this story is peppered with engaging and lovable characters dealing with societal expectations that challenge personal desires…Readers looking for an enemies-to-lovers trope, strong family connections, laugh-out-loud banter, and homage to all things Austen will devour this in one sitting.” - Booklist, Starred Review
When self-sabotaging mess Tess Bright and uptight method actor Hugh Balfour get caught in an electrical accident on set, they fall ass-backwards into the Regency age. And yes, sparks fly both literally and figuratively as they work together to get back home!
My debut adult rom-com, THE AUSTEN AFFAIR will be coming from St. Martin's Griffin in Fall 2025! I'll update this site when preorders are available.
LIAR'S KINGDOM will be available wherever books are sold on January 14, 2025! Until then, check out these preorder incentives from Books of Wonder.
If the shoe fits, wear it.
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So thrilled to be working with Page Street YA again on the twisty, tension-filled Cinderella retelling of my dreams LIAR'S KINGDOM is coming Winter '25 to shatter your hearts & put them back together.
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Beyond grateful and overjoyed to announce that my debut YA fantasy, THE FINAL CURSE OF OPHELIA CRAY, has found its home with Page Street YA. This book is a fast-paced pirate adventure with intensely personal stakes for the characters—I hope you all love it as much as I do.
THE FINAL CURSE OF OPHELIA CRAY will be released on April 9, 2024. Until then, it's available for preorder anywhere that books are sold!
