DEBUT NOVEL
Fate + Tassels
Two people. One blue journal. A town that's been watching them circle each other for weeks.
Charlie Baxter has spent her whole life showing up for everyone else. Linus Wellington has spent his whole life arriving exactly on time... for everything except this. Neither of them believes love is still in the cards. Fate... Serendipity's omniscient, data-driven, slightly smug narrator... disagrees.
Fate + Tassels is a deliciously slow burn contemporary romance with missed opportunities, crackling banter, a wee touch of spice, and the kind of tension that makes you want to shake two perfectly good people and say JUST LOOK AT EACH OTHER.
You'll fall in love with Charlie and Linus. You'll fall even harder for the town around them.
Fate knew you would. She had it at 94.7% from the beginning.
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Set in a small fictional town called Serendipity, Idaho. Population 14,382.
Main characters are in their mid-forties with wonderful besties to support them.
Witty banter, a bit of spice and a lot of chaos wrapped up with a happily ever after.
I wrote a book. A real one. And I'm a little obsessed:
Small Town:
It's set in a small town in Idaho called Serendipity. Population 14,382. Â
Story Line:
Two people have been falling toward each other through unlined paper for weeks without knowing it and... wait, I'm not sharing more than that!
Tropes to Know:
Older couple (in their forties), miscommunication, slow delicious burn, small town romance, forced proximity, he falls first and hard, grumpy/sunshine adjacent, found family, dual POV with an omniscient narrator with a snarky personality- Fate!
Meet The Main Characters
Charlie Baxter, 43Â
Owner of Serendipity Animal Emergency Clinic. Local ER veterinarian and best friends with Maggie, the bookstore owner. Late to 36% of appointments. Covered in animal hair 100% of the time.Â
Believes she must earn affection. Has not yet learned she is wrong.Â
Linus Wellington, 46Â
London Native. Currently lives in Serendipity but takes the train into the city where he works as a statistician. Arrives 7-12 minutes early to everything. Has a list of 27 things he doesn't like with number one is being late. Has not yet added falling in love to the list.
“5 Stars. I f-king love this world. And I so much want to read the next one! ”
– JEN | BETA READER
As a Thank You for signing up...
YOU'LL GET THE CASE FILES.
- Charlie Baxter's Case File:Â everything Fate knows about the woman who shows up late to 36% of her appointments and is covered in animal hair 100% of the time.Â
- Linus Wellington's Case File: everything Fate knows about the man who arrives 7-12 minutes early to everything and has a list of 27 things he doesn't like. Number one is being late.Â
- Both narrated by Fate herself... dry, data-drien and fully convinced these two don't stand a chance of avoiding each other.
I'm Amber
AUTHOR OF FATE + TASSELS
I started writing this book because I wanted to read it. A slow burn with actual warmth. Two people who are genuinely good... not broken, not traumatized beyond recognition... just scared. Of being seen. Of wanting something. Of asking for it.
Charlie and Linus make me happy to write.Â