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READ NOW! A SMILE IN A WHISPER!

In Announcements, News by Jacquelyn Middleton0 Comments

A SMILE IN A WHISPER, my sixth novel — a past/present timeline, second chance summer romance set in Scotland’s Orkney Islands — is really special to me. I know, I know! Authors say that about every book they write (and yeah, it’s true!), however, A SMILE IN A WHISPER with

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A *THIRD* INDUSTRY RAVE FOR A SMILE IN A WHISPER

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I AM SO HAPPY! A SMILE IN A WHISPER received another stellar industry review, this time from Kirkus! They said “Middleton shows a real knack for creating realistic and deeply developed characters” and they even loved my secondary characters – “Evie’s childhood friends Sunita Kumari and Fiona Groundwater, are vibrant,

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IT’S A STARRED REVIEW FOR EVIE & NICK!

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Another industry review arrived and…it’s a STARRED REVIEW from BlueInk Review, a partner of the American Library Association’s Booklist! This review is the second starred industry review (the first being last week’s Editor’s Pick by Publishers Weekly Booklife), and oh my god, this one is just gorgeous! Here’s an excerpt:

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A SMILE IN A WHISPER

In Playlists by Jacquelyn Middleton0 Comments

Music and writing go hand in hand for me. When I started working on A Smile in a Whisper, I was repeat-listening to several songs that felt like Evie and Nick. That playlist grew from a few songs until I had six individual playlists! Eventually, I edited down the novel

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BOOK SIGNING: The Orcadian Bookshop

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I’m SO excited to announce that my first book signing for A SMILE IN A WHISPER will be where my second chance, summer romance takes place…in ORKNEY! I’m bringing Evie and Nikolai home to Kirkwall, home to Scotland! On Saturday, July 22nd from 10:30am to 12:3opm, I’ll be signing paperbacks

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Are you a reader with Crohn’s disease?

In Announcements, News by Jacquelyn Middleton0 Comments

I’m so excited for the release of my sixth novel, A SMILE IN A WHISPER! If Carley Fortune’s Every Summer After had a book baby with Chloe Liese’s With You Forever, you might just get Evie and Nikolai’s first love & second chances, dual timeline Scottish romance! Nothing screams summer

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PAPERBACK PRE-ORDERS ARE HERE!

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UPDATE: I now have paperback pre-orders for the US AND Canada! Keep reading for the scoop. I’ve teamed up with Love’s Sweet Arrow bookshop in the US *and* Happily Ever After Books in Canada to offer paperback + swag pre-orders for A SMILE IN A WHISPER! Check out the graphic

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COVER REVEAL + PRE-ORDERS!

In Announcements, News, Writer's Life by Jacquelyn Middleton0 Comments

IT’S HERE! 🎉 The cover of my upcoming second chance, small town romance, A SMILE IN A WHISPER! 🎉 Isn’t it gorgeous? I’m so grateful to the talented artists who made this cover possible: • the loving couple photo was taken by @philchester • the Orkney Scapa Beach photo was snapped

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