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The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love
(2024)(The first book in the Love's Academic series)
A novel by India Holton
From the mastermind behind The Dangerous Damsels series, India Holton delivers another fantastical and whimsical story that's perfect to read with a cup of tea . . .
Rival ornithologists hunt through Europe for dangerous magical birds in this historical fantasy romance. If Indiana Jones featured manners, tea, and helicopter parasols – this would be it!
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Two rival ornithologists.
Seeking one dangerous, beautiful bird.
Is the hunt of their lives also how they find the love of their lives?
Professor Beth Pickering is on the verge of finally capturing the rare Deathwhistler bird when Professor Devon Lockley swoops in, stealing both her bird and her imagination.
For his part, Devon has never been more smitten than when he first set eyes on Beth.
When a competition to become Birder of the Year by capturing an endangered caladrius bird is announced, Beth and Devon are forced to team up to have any chance of winning.
They're hunting the rarest of species. But will these rivals discover something even more endangered – true love . . .
Tropes:
1. Enemies-to-lovers
2. One bed / one horse
3. Badass feminist
4. Who hurt you?
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Readers are loving The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love
‘India's latest novel is nothing short of a fun, wild, and swoon-worthy ride’ ***** Reader Review
‘Everything about this was absurd in the best way and I loved it so much’ ***** Reader Review
��I've never before so strongly felt the author's glee emanating from every page-- rife with devious smiles and cackling laughter’ ***** Reader Review
‘Truly a love letter to Romance reader’ ***** Reader Review
‘This was everything I was hoping it would be! It was charming, whimsical, enchanting, funny, & swoon worthy’ ***** Reader Review
Genre: Fantasy
Rival ornithologists hunt through Europe for dangerous magical birds in this historical fantasy romance. If Indiana Jones featured manners, tea, and helicopter parasols – this would be it!
----
Two rival ornithologists.
Seeking one dangerous, beautiful bird.
Is the hunt of their lives also how they find the love of their lives?
Professor Beth Pickering is on the verge of finally capturing the rare Deathwhistler bird when Professor Devon Lockley swoops in, stealing both her bird and her imagination.
For his part, Devon has never been more smitten than when he first set eyes on Beth.
When a competition to become Birder of the Year by capturing an endangered caladrius bird is announced, Beth and Devon are forced to team up to have any chance of winning.
They're hunting the rarest of species. But will these rivals discover something even more endangered – true love . . .
Tropes:
1. Enemies-to-lovers
2. One bed / one horse
3. Badass feminist
4. Who hurt you?
----
Readers are loving The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love
‘India's latest novel is nothing short of a fun, wild, and swoon-worthy ride’ ***** Reader Review
‘Everything about this was absurd in the best way and I loved it so much’ ***** Reader Review
��I've never before so strongly felt the author's glee emanating from every page-- rife with devious smiles and cackling laughter’ ***** Reader Review
‘Truly a love letter to Romance reader’ ***** Reader Review
‘This was everything I was hoping it would be! It was charming, whimsical, enchanting, funny, & swoon worthy’ ***** Reader Review
Genre: Fantasy
Praise for this book
"No one writes banter and charm like India Holton. Beth and Devon's love story isn't just entertaining and educational - it's swoonworthy. The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love is an un-put-downable academic adventure." - Raquel Vasquez Gilliland
"India Holton's writing is not only the most vibrantly unique I've ever read, but also the tears-in-your-eyes funniest. Her characters - from the rivaling heroes to their colorful supporting cast - all sparkle with pure wit, swoon-worthy charisma, and magical warmth. I want to dive headfirst into The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love and live forever among the feathered creatures and charming academia." - Kate Golden
"Holton continues to be the world's leading engineer of the romp. The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love is positively confectionary: a sweetly earnest love story wrapped in layers of sharp word-play, deadly magical birds, and cheeky narrative awareness." - Alix E Harrow
"I adored India Holton's latest historical fantasy romance! My heart must be a bird, because Professors Beth Pickering and Devon Lockley have captured it. Holton writes with wit and whimsy, building a tender and sensual romance while sending her characters on a madcap adventure dotted with exotic birds, ruthless ornithologists, and a gaggle of very concerned French fishermen. The story is charming, swoonworthy, and delightfully nerdy, and Holton's prose sparkles with both sly humor and gorgeously rendered descriptions. This is a magically romantic delight." - Sarah Hawley
"Few things are as delightful as an India Holton book, and every time I get the chance to read one, it feels like Christmas morning. Clever wordplay, gorgeous prose, adventure, and romance that made my heart happy-sigh over and over - The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love has EVERYTHING that I want in a novel and the reading experience was like sitting in a magic cauldron, bubbling over with joy. I want to read about Beth and Devon and magical birds forever. I want a nine hundred page sequel about these two lovebirds (!) ambling all over the world. I knew before opening this book that it was going to be tremendous fun, and IT WAS." - Sarah Hogle
"By Jove! ORNITHOLOGISTS is a delightfully madcap rivals-to-lovers romp featuring India Holton's trademark wit, genteel ladies who enjoy tea with their fisticuffs - and of course, oodles of magical murder birds. I was charmed from beginning to end!" - Jenna Levine
"Holton's prose winks and sparkles with wit and magic, flitting expertly between laugh-out-loud hijinks, swoon-worthy romance, and adventure filled with fowl play. The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love is pure, rollicking fun - and will set your heart aflutter." - Allison Saft
"India Holton's writing is not only the most vibrantly unique I've ever read, but also the tears-in-your-eyes funniest. Her characters - from the rivaling heroes to their colorful supporting cast - all sparkle with pure wit, swoon-worthy charisma, and magical warmth. I want to dive headfirst into The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love and live forever among the feathered creatures and charming academia." - Kate Golden
"Holton continues to be the world's leading engineer of the romp. The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love is positively confectionary: a sweetly earnest love story wrapped in layers of sharp word-play, deadly magical birds, and cheeky narrative awareness." - Alix E Harrow
"I adored India Holton's latest historical fantasy romance! My heart must be a bird, because Professors Beth Pickering and Devon Lockley have captured it. Holton writes with wit and whimsy, building a tender and sensual romance while sending her characters on a madcap adventure dotted with exotic birds, ruthless ornithologists, and a gaggle of very concerned French fishermen. The story is charming, swoonworthy, and delightfully nerdy, and Holton's prose sparkles with both sly humor and gorgeously rendered descriptions. This is a magically romantic delight." - Sarah Hawley
"Few things are as delightful as an India Holton book, and every time I get the chance to read one, it feels like Christmas morning. Clever wordplay, gorgeous prose, adventure, and romance that made my heart happy-sigh over and over - The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love has EVERYTHING that I want in a novel and the reading experience was like sitting in a magic cauldron, bubbling over with joy. I want to read about Beth and Devon and magical birds forever. I want a nine hundred page sequel about these two lovebirds (!) ambling all over the world. I knew before opening this book that it was going to be tremendous fun, and IT WAS." - Sarah Hogle
"By Jove! ORNITHOLOGISTS is a delightfully madcap rivals-to-lovers romp featuring India Holton's trademark wit, genteel ladies who enjoy tea with their fisticuffs - and of course, oodles of magical murder birds. I was charmed from beginning to end!" - Jenna Levine
"Holton's prose winks and sparkles with wit and magic, flitting expertly between laugh-out-loud hijinks, swoon-worthy romance, and adventure filled with fowl play. The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love is pure, rollicking fun - and will set your heart aflutter." - Allison Saft
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