Double RITA(R) nominee Kate Clayborn lives in Virginia, where she spends her days reading and talking about all kinds of great books. Kate loves to hear from and connect with readers--follow her on Twitter, on Instagram, and on Facebook. Visit her at www.kateclayborn.com to sign up for her newsletter.
Praise for Love at First Kate Clayborn's writing is a study in syntax and rhythm; her storytelling is a perfect example of patience and pacing. With her trademark eye to detail of setting and scene, she has built a pitch-perfect love story, in a precious world-within-the-world setting, and honest-to-god the most delightful cast of characters I've met in ages. Tonally perfect, deeply romantic, and exquisitely crafted, Clayborn delivers a modern romance masterpiece. --New York Times bestseller Christina Lauren Kate Clayborn's luminously beautiful Love at First is playful, heartbreaking, wise, and wonderful. I adored this story about two souls finding their way out of loss and grief and forging their own paths to true love. --Ruby Lang, author of Playing House Will and Nora's chemistry and the quirky side characters keep the pages turning. Clayborn's fans will be pleased. --Publishers Weekly Clayborn explores the experience of falling in love in a Chicago apartment building in a contemporary romance that will resonate with city dwellers and rural readers alike...A superb cast of characters rounds out this sweet, slow-burn romance. --Booklist A Mary Balogh-style love story...The comforting rewrite of Romeo and Juliet you didn't know you needed. --Kirkus Reviews Praise for Kate Clayborn A novel of lush complexity, one bursting with humor, a tender melancholy, and meditations on love, friendship, and life, any reader can find solace and inspiration in. It's lyrical and engrossing, a novel that possesses all the colors, idiosyncrasies, and range of the alphabet. Like the pages Meg designs, Love Lettering is a novel bursting with hidden messages essential to discover--long as we open our hearts to analyze the codes. --Entertainment Weekly, A+ for Love Lettering Quirky and winning. --USA Today on Love Lettering Fresh, funny, clever, and deeply satisfying. --Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW on Love Lettering Love Lettering does much more than just give us a cute love story. The novel isn't just about love--it's about communication both in romantic relationships and in friendships. --Hypable on Love Lettering I flew through this creative and original book. I was completely absorbed by the world Kate Clayborn creates--the characters felt so real and their joys and sorrows and struggles and triumphs felt so relatable that I forgot I was reading fiction. --Jasmine Guillory, New York Times bestselling author of The Proposal on Love Lettering Love Lettering is delicious and beautiful and perfect. --New York Times bestselling author Sarah MacLean on Love Lettering What if you and your two best friends all went in together on a winning lottery ticket? The romance between Kit, a no-nonsense scientist who dreams of her first real home, and Ben, a recruiter and builder (I promise, it works) is emotional and real. Plus, I adored Kit's strong relationship with her two best friends. --O, The Oprah Magazine, Best Romances of the Year, on Beginners Luck A warm and lively romance --The New York Times on Luck of the Draw Clayborn's characters are bright and nuanced, her dialogue quick and clever, and the world she builds is warm and welcoming. --The Washington Post, 5 Best Romances of the Year for Luck of the Draw This book is hilarious and moving and sexy, with a focus on strong female friendship, guilt that's hard to let go of, and one of the most realistic, and ultimately romantic, fake fiance setups I've ever read. --Buzzfeed, Best Romances of the Year, on Luck of the Draw Despite all the time we spend tethered to screens, the truth is that humans live with technology, not in it--at least for now. Kate Clayborn's Love Lettering is a flawless representation of that truth...a lush, languid romance that merges the nostalgic past with the technological present. --The Washington Post on Love Lettering