Hello, my lovelies. Today, I’m very excited to announce a book birthday. The Garden of Promises and Lies by Paula Brackston. The third book in her time-travelling romance fantasy series, Found Things.
I’m currently reading The Garden of Promises and Lies and will post my review later this month.
Keep reading to find out more about The Garden of Promises and Lies, the Found Things series and its author.
About the Book
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Series: Found Things #3
Published by St Martin's Press on 3 November, 2020
Genres: Historical, Fantasy
Narrator: Marisa Calin
Length: 10 hours 34 minutes
No. of Pages: 305
A bewitching series "brimming with charm and charisma" that will make "fans of Outlander rejoice!" (Woman's World Magazine).
New York Times bestselling author Paula Brackston's Secrets of the Chocolate House was called a "time-swapping romance [that] will please fans of Alice Hoffman" (Publishers Weekly). Now, Brackston returns to the Found Things series with The Garden of Promises and Lies.
As the bustle of the winter holidays in the Little Shop of Found Things gives way to spring, Xanthe is left to reflect on the strange events of the past year. While she's tried to keep her time-traveling talents a secret from those close to her, she is forced to take responsibility for having inadvertently transported the dangerous Benedict Fairfax to her own time. Xanthe comes to see that she must use her skills as a spinner if she and Flora are ever to be safe, and turns to the Spinners book for help.
It is then that a beautiful antique wedding dress sings to her. Realizing the dress and her adversary are connected in some way, she answers the call. She finds herself in Bradford-on-Avon in 1815, as if she has stepped into a Jane Austen story.
Now in Xanthe's time, Fairfax is threatening Xanthe into helping him with his evil doings, and demonstrates all too clearly how much damage he is capable of causing. With Fairfax growing ever more powerful, Xanthe enlists the help of her boyfriend Liam, taking him back in time with her. It is a decision that might just ensure she prevails over her foe, but only by putting her life—and his—on the line.
Review Format: eBook, Audiobook
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Found Things Series
New York Times bestselling author Paula Brackston brings her trademark blend of magic and romance to her Found Things series, written in the tradition of Outlander.
Xanthe Westlake has always been able to sense the stories that some antiques hold, but it isn’t until she’s finding stock for her and her mother’s new shop in the small English town of Marlborough that she finds one that allows her to travel back through the centuries to its time.
Beginning with The Little Shop of Found Things, Xanthe learns more about herself and her abilities as she discovers more antiques she connects with and rights the wrongs in their pasts.
Books in the Series



- The Little Shop of Found Things (Found Things #1) (2018)
- Secrets of the Chocolate House (Found Things #2) (2019)
- The Garden of Promises and Lies (Found Things #3) (Expected Dec 2020)
Buy FOUND THINGS in print, eBook and audio formats through the usual sources, including:
Amazon UK ¦ Amazon US ¦ The Book Depository ¦ Audible ¦ Foyles ¦ Waterstones
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Bye for now,
Flora x
Loved the first 2 books – can’t wait to read the 3rd. On hold at the library.
I’m really enjoying it, Bev. Paula’s writing style is so eloquent and I love her attention to historic detail.