Sometime This Century

A woman who feels like she was “born in the wrong century” puts that theory to the test in this memorable time-travel romance from Silva (Love and Fury). Literary agency assistant and Jane Austen superfan Annabel Blake dreams of publishing her own Regency, but her first draft lacks romantic spark. When her boss tasks Annabel with sorting through her “crumbling old pile of a country house” in England, Annabel jumps at the chance, and her influencer sister, Cassie, and Cassie’s ex-boyfriend turned “creative consultant,” Billy, tag along to film content. This unlikely trio attends a ball hosted by the local Regency Society, only to find themselves transported back in time to 1815. Cassie and Billy are desperate to get back to the 21st century, but Annabel is not so sure—especially after meeting Henry Leighton D’Evercy, the handsome owner of the beautiful Ellesmere estate. As Annabel falls hard for Henry, she is faced with the choice of seeking a way to return to the present or risking all for the possibility of the love—and inspiration—of a lifetime. Humor and romance keep the pages of this smart, lighthearted novel turning. It’s hard to put down. (June)