Lizzie Augustine

🌷Swoons Fest 2026🪻

The most magical weekend of my life, and I can’t believe it’s already been a week since it happened. I’ve spent the last week sitting with so much gratitude for the friendships that I already have, and that I made during Swoons weekend.
library Endlessly proud of you three for making this a reality. You three were MADE for this. The most gorgeous historical romance celebration thrown by the three most passionate people I’ve ever met. So lucky to know you all and to have gotten to see some of the hard work that went into it.

I met so many wonderful people last weekend, there’s just too many to name in one post 😭 But I especially had so much fun with my roomie and my bb going to the Grand Floridian and exploring and eating yummy food and getting to tell strangers about Swoons Fest (and trying desperately to find Disney Springs parking on a Saturday night when the Lime garage is closed 😫). Will always wish we could live in that moment forever. 💕

And ofc thank you for letting me borrow your coat!! You saved my life!! Maybe one day I’ll learn to bring weather-appropriate clothing to Florida (probably not until the day I move there tho).

And to all the attendees and authors I got to meet, thank you for the best time. Let’s do it again next year. 💘

Emily Rath came to Ohio! 🥳

It’s always so special when an author not from Northeast Ohio comes here, but seeing the turnout at last night was something else! My friends at Barnes & Noble Fairlawn handled the event so well!! 🥰

It was so special, and I commend Emily and the B&N team! That was A LOT. But so so fun. 🥰 I’m glad I was able to go. Thank you Emily for coming and signing and talking (for literally hours) and thank you to B&N for pulling it off without a hitch!

Some videos I took of the event are over on the store’s page so be sure to check them out if you weren’t able to go. 💗

“It started with a whisper you heard while in line at a coffee shop, a story you probably should have ignored…”

She’s here, she’s here!!! I finally have Alchemy of Secrets by in my hands. 💗 Don’t need me because all my attention belongs to this book for approximately two days. 🙂‍↔️ I love everything Stephanie writes, and I just know this will be exception. I can’t wait to see what mysteries and magic her adult debut holds. ✨

This is my most anticipated read of 2025 and I know it’s going to go by way too fast. What’s your most anticipated book of the year?