Olivia Atwater is a Canadian fantasy author based in Montreal, writing whimsical historical fantasy with a hint of satire. She self-published the Regency Faerie Tales trilogy, Half a Soul, Ten Thousand Stitches, and Longshadow, before Orbit Books acquired and re-released it in 2022, and her novella Small Miracles won the Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off. Before writing full time she worked as a historical re-enactor, web developer, and self-described "professional witch."
Ten Thousand Stitches
Ten Thousand Stitches
Synopsis
Euphemia "Effie" Reeves is a kindhearted but overworked housemaid who has fallen for a gentleman far above her station. When she encounters the faerie Lord Blackthorn, she strikes a bargain: he'll help her win Mr. Benedict Ashbrooke's heart if she sews ten thousand stitches onto his favorite jacket. With one hundred days to secure a proposal, Effie must navigate the faerie's well-meaning but often chaotic interference, all while questioning what love, and class, really mean in Regency England.
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Euphemia "Effie" ReevesProtagonist
An overworked Regency housemaid who strikes a bargain with a faerie lord to win the man she loves.
Lord BlackthornSupporting
A faerie lord who strikes the bargain with Effie in exchange for ten thousand embroidered stitches.
Benedict AshbrookeSupporting
The gentleman Effie hopes to win over within one hundred days.
