Emporium 32 feels less like shopping and more like wandering through the possessions of several extremely interesting people who may or may not have disappeared under mysterious circumstances. Naturally, I loved it. 🖤 Every shelf had something peculiar, beautiful, old, or just suspicious enou

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“Condemned innocence.” “A ruthless power of old.” “Transcend mercy and get your hands dirty.” Excuse me while I quietly wonder whether this reader reviewed Verity Easton or actually SUMMONED her. There is something particularly lovely about a reader seeing beneath the m*rders, mysteries, an

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There is something deeply satisfying about finding an old edition that feels like an object as much as a book. ✨📚 Twenty Years After reunites D’Artagnan, Athos, Porthos, and Aramis two decades after The Three Musketeers – older, divided by politics, and apparently still incapable of having a qui

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Cemeteries have never felt sad to me. They feel like libraries with the pages closed – full of stories waiting for someone curious enough to imagine them. It’s impossible for me to walk through one without inventing histories, motives, impossible conversations, and at least one m*rder mystery. O

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A Barnes & Noble invited me to do a signing. Objectively, this is exciting. Subjectively, my brain has responded by opening seventeen imaginary committee meetings, all with conflicting opinions. My books have been on Barnes & Noble shelves since 2021, so you’d think this decision w

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There is something incredibly surreal about reading a review from someone who understood exactly what you were trying to create. They laughed with Hattie, adored Vamelda, rooted for Teddy, solved mysteries alongside Mr. Carrington, and even noticed the little details – from Hattie’s impossible p

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Denver Art Museum

I used to think I loved museums because of the paintings. Now, I think I love them because of the questions they leave behind. Who were they before this moment? What happened after? What conversation took place just outside the frame? Which secrets were carefully painted over? I’ve realize

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There’s something wonderfully magical about leaving stories for strangers. Somewhere, someone is about to open Hattie Vavaseur or Verity Easton without knowing they’re about to wander into haunted halls, impossible mysteries, and a few sleepless nights. If you ever stumble across one of my books

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Current status: Casually rereading this review every five minutes and pretending I’m being completely normal about it. Thank you, BestThrillers.com, for this beautiful review of Evelina Fontana. Having someone understand exactly what I was trying to create – and then put it into words better tha

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Some places just make you want to linger a little longer. The Clever Cup in Sarasota has that perfect blend of cozy atmosphere, great coffee, and “I should probably order one more drink before I leave” energy. If you’re anything like me, you’ll already be planning your next visit before you’ve fini

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When someone takes the time to truly see your story, it’s hard to put that feeling into words. Reading reviews like this reminds me why I spent years writing Evelina Fontana. Thank you for noticing the atmosphere, the mystery, the spycraft, and all the tiny clues hidden between the pages. Thi

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Some quotes don’t just describe dreams – they feel like dreams themselves. Emily Brontë had a way of putting the strange, beautiful corners of the mind into words. This one has lingered with me for years, and somehow feels a little different every time I read it. What’s a literary quote you’l

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Some houses collect dust. This one collected literary legends. The Thomas Hornsby Ferril House welcomed writers whose words still echo through history. Standing outside, it’s impossible not to wonder what stories, debates, and brilliant ideas once filled these rooms. If only the walls could w

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Nothing prepares you for the feeling of opening a box filled with books you wrote. 🖤 Hattie Vavaseur and Verity Easton never stop feeling a little unreal when they arrive on my doorstep. Every delivery is a reminder that these stories are finding their way into readers’ hands, and I’ll never get

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In 2009, I wandered through Vienna’s Central Cemetery, where some of history’s greatest composers rest beneath monuments worthy of Gothic novels. As a classically trained pianist, standing before the graves of Strauss, Brahms, Beethoven, and Schubert felt surreal. Music has always told stories – bu

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There are bookstores you visit, and then there are bookstores that quietly adopt you. I wandered in for “just a quick look” and emerged who-knows-how-long later, happily lost among winding rooms, towering shelves, and enough stories to outlive several lifetimes. If libraries are cathedrals, i

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Three years ago, this story existed as a handful of notes, far too many research rabbit holes, and a single question I couldn’t stop asking. Today, I’m holding it in my hands. Evelina Fontana is officially out in paperback, hardcover, and Kindle. Somewhere between these pages are wartime secr

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📚🖤 The countdown is almost over. On June 27, I’ll be at The Midnight Dreary celebrating the release of Evelina Fontana – a gothic tale of spies, m*rder, madness, and things that may be far worse. If you’ve been following my strange little corner of the literary world, I’d love to see you there.

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One of my favorite parts of being an author is setting books free and wondering where they’ll end up. Somewhere out there, a reader is about to stumble across a mystery they weren’t expecting. 📚🖤 #LittleFreeLibrary #hattievavaseur #mrebeccawildsmith #MysteryBooks #verityeaston

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I wandered into a café that felt like someone spilled coffee directly onto a sketchbook and decided to leave it that way. Naturally, I stayed longer than intended. 🎨☕ #mrebeccawildsmith #CafeVibes #WhimsicalPlaces #BookishAdventures #goblincore

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Author M. Rebecca Wildsmith