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Hester Browne is the New York Times bestselling author of numerous novels, including The Little Lady Agency in the Big Apple, The Finishing Touches, and Swept Off Her Feet. She lives in London and Herefordshire with her two Basset hounds Violet and... Read full bio

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Q. How would you describe perfect happiness?
A. Dancing. There's something about dancing that makes me absolutely glad to be alive, whether it's sweeping around the floor in a romantic foxtrot, or being part of a surging crowd at a gig. I had a moment of true happiness earlier this year - I was at a reeling...
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EXCLUSIVE RANTS, RAVES AND MUSINGS FROM S&S AUTHORS
The Little Lady and the Royal Wedding
April 29, 2011
I’m very bad at (a) updating my Author Voices blog and (b) self-publicity of any kind – come on, I’m English – but it...
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The Sweetest Valentine's Present - weekend recipe!
February 11, 2011


What could be sweeter on Valentine's Day than a pillowy, voluptuous marshmallow you've made yourself? Marshmallows...
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Cinderella goes to the ball – and doesn’t fall over, for once
February 3, 2011
So! The reeling ball in the stately home! And the question on everyone’s lips: did the vintage eBay bargain skirt fit in the...
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Cinderella Goes on a Diet
January 17, 2011
I’m going to a ball at the end of this month. A proper, full-on, candlelight and dancing, men in white tie and tails, ladies...
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Ghosts, fireworks and tea: autumn in Apple Country
November 8, 2010
This is my favourite time of the year here in the middle of nowhere.From Hallowe'en through to Bonfire Night, and into the...
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Honey Blennerhesket's Christmas Gift advice
December 28, 2009
What to give the girl who has everything? Of all Melissa Romney-Jones’s Little Lady Agency jobs, the one I really covet is...
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Have yourself a very English Christmas
December 22, 2009
For a truly English Christmas, you need the following:

* A Terry's Chocolate Orange each

* A bottle of sherry,...
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By any other name
October 9, 2009
It sounds ridiculous, but for me, the hardest part of any book isn't the plan or the plot or the setting, but working out what...
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Feeling very September
September 28, 2009
Although it's (cough) several years since I had that back to school feeling for real, there's a whiff of Autumn Term here in...
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The Runaway Princess will be released on October 02, 2012 in Trade Paperback, eBook
Oct 02, 2012
The Runaway Princess is now available in Trade Paperback, eBook
Oct 02, 2012
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Chapter 1 from The Runaway Princess
Sep 23, 2012
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The Little Lady and the Royal Wedding
Apr 30, 2011
Swept off Her Feet is now available in eBook
Mar 08, 2011
Swept off Her Feet will be released on March 08, 2011 in eBook
Mar 08, 2011
Swept off Her Feet will be released on March 08, 2011 in Trade Paperback, eBook
Mar 08, 2011
Swept off Her Feet is now available in Trade Paperback, eBook
Mar 08, 2011
Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from Swept off Her Feet
Mar 03, 2011
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The Sweetest Valentine's Present - weekend recipe!
Feb 12, 2011
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Cinderella goes to the ball – and doesn’t fall over, for once
Feb 04, 2011
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Cinderella Goes on a Diet
Jan 18, 2011
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Ghosts, fireworks and tea: autumn in Apple Country
Nov 09, 2010
The Finishing Touches will be released on March 23, 2010 in Trade Paperback
Mar 23, 2010
The Finishing Touches is now available in Trade Paperback
Mar 23, 2010
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Honey Blennerhesket's Christmas Gift advice
Dec 29, 2009

Hester Browne Revealed

Q. What’s your greatest flaw? A. I have absolutely no will power, and a tendency to over dramatise. Q. How would you describe perfect happiness? A. Dancing. There's something about dancing that makes me absolutely glad to be alive, whether it's sweeping around the floor in a romantic foxtrot, or being part of a surging crowd at a gig. I had a moment of true happiness earlier this year - I was at a reeling ball up in Scotland, performing The Reel of the 51st Division with about 200 other people. It was 2.30 am, the band were in full flow, and I was being spun from partner to partner without even having to think of anything but the music, and for a second the whole room was in step, lifted up by the tempo getting faster and faster... I couldn't stop smiling. It was one of those blissful moments of utter joy, when you think your feet are lifting off the floor, you're so filled with elation. Q. Who is your favorite fictional hero? A. Romantic hero? I have a longterm crush on Luke the Real Man from "Rachel's Holiday" by Marian Keyes: not only is he tall, dark and Irish, he's also strong yet sensitive - swoon. I've also loved Jane Austen's Emma Woodhouse since I read 'Emma' at school. She feels like a very modern heroine, even in that nineteenth century setting - Emma worries about coasting by on charm, but doesn't do much about improving herself; she gossips and sets up her friends on dates, instead of examining her own heart; she can't resist a wisecrack, up to the moment when she humiliates poor silly Miss Bates at the picnic and feels the wrath of Knightley as well as her own guilt. The novel's nearly two hundred years old, but who hasn't let a cruel comment slip in the office kitchen, only to cringe at that 'you've gone too far!' tumbleweed - and realised, to their horror, that their work crush is listening in? And yet Emma learns, sort of, so there's hope for all of us careless wisecrackers (by which I mean me). Having said that, I'm not sure being Mrs Knightley would be quite as much fun as being Mrs Darcy, but that's a whole other discussion. Q. What is your biggest pet peeve? A. random apostrophes in signs, and people who talk on their phones while they're driving. Learn more about Hester Browne

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20 Smart Chick-Lit Novels
TresSugar, April 19, 2013
...Guide to Hunting and Fishing by Melissa Bank Lipstick Jungle by Candace Bushnell The Little Lady Agency by Hester Browne The Godmother by Carrie Adams Something Blue by Emily Giffin Last Chance Saloon by Marian Keyes The Lace Makers of...
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Oregonian, April 1, 2013
...Sometimes the special occasion is that you've got a bottle of Champagne in the fridge." -- Hester Browne...
Readers Guide: Clancy's collaboration with Greaney 'Threat Vector' at Library Jan. 7, 2013
Oak Ridger, January 8, 2013
...places Leo in direct line to the throne. Can earthy Amy from Yorkshire find happiness as a royal? Hester Browne ponders that question in her charming latest, “The Runaway Princess.” For Carrie Goldman's 6-year-old daughter Katie, the bullying began...
Readers Guide: Clancy's collaboration with Greaney 'Threat Vector' at Library 11:22 am
Oak Ridger, January 7, 2013
...places Leo in direct line to the throne. Can earthy Amy from Yorkshire find happiness as a royal? Hester Browne ponders that question in her charming latest, “The Runaway Princess.” For Carrie Goldman's 6-year-old daughter Katie, the bullying began...
New titles to check out
Garner News, November 27, 2012
...Underwood “The Girl on the Cliff” by Lucinda Riley “Grace Grows” by Shelle Sumners “The Runaway Princess” by Hester Browne “The One I Left Behind” by Jennifer McMahon “A Teaspoon of Earth and Sea” by Dina Nayeri “The...