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Love and Gravity is one of iBooks' Best Books of the Month!

OMG.
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As if i needed another reason to love Apple. Haha

Manila Book Signing for Love and Gravity!

Save the date!

3PM
Feb 11, 2017
National Bookstore
Glorietta 1
Makati

See you there! :)

https://www.facebook.com/events/18283...

Starred Review from Library Journal!

Love and Gravity just got a STARRED review from Library Journal! Woohoo! Pinch me now. Wait. Don't. I don't want to wake up! Haha :)

"This is the story of an impossible affair between present-day San Francisco cello prodigy Andrea Louviere and a young Isaac Newton. More than a romance, this tale is an enigma and a conundrum. Andrea’s childhood playing magically opens up a crack in space and time. The crack quickly closes but not before she meets Isaac on the other side. As this phenomenon repeats itself over the years, Andrea—now a young woman—begins to receive written messages from Isaac, delivered in the present. When she gets a note from her future self, things really get interesting. With the help of her erstwhile present-day boyfriend Nate, Andrea is able to understand the logic behind the doorway to the past. She boldly steps through the doorway, and her romance with Isaac is truly ignited.
The novel describes a Möbius strip of interrelated actions that circle back upon themselves in space and time. Sotto’s (Before Ever After) remarkable story keeps the reader guessing until the very end.
Verdict The imaginative blend of romance, history, and paranormal is compulsively readable, hits all the romantic high notes, and provides a novel explanation for the development of calculus; highly recommended." - Library Journal

Santa came early!

OMG. Look what I found under the tree! Thank you soooo much SARAH ADDISON ALLEN for your lovely praise about Love and Gravity! *happy dance*

"Thoughtful, magical, and alive with romantic alchemy, Love and Gravity is a rare gem of a book, both intellectual and beautiful. Samantha Sotto has constructed a charming plot, full of clever moving pieces, mythology and yes, physics. Samantha is definitely one to watch."

Love and Gravity Spotify Playlist!

Happy Holidays! The wonderful team at Ballantine/Random House created this magical #LoveAndGravity Spotify playlist as an early Christmas present for you! It features cello-arrangements of the songs mentioned in the book. Enjoy!

https://play.spotify.com/user/randomh...

Love and Gravity's Book Trailer is Here!

I am soooo happy to finally be able to share Love and Gravity's Book Trailer with everyone! I hope you love it as much as I do. Feel free to share it. Thank you! :)

https://youtu.be/EQ6d4GH-R-I

Publishing talk at Ayala Museum on Nov 12!

Love and Gravity Book Trailer Sneak Peek!

Trick or trailer! Guys, now may be a REALLY good time to make sure that you've subscribed to my newsletter on my website. Subscribers will be getting an EXCLUSIVE sneak peek at Love and Gravity's book trailer VERY, VERY SOON!

Proofreading and Pumpkins

Nothing is scarier than typos. Nothing. I've finished proofreading Love and Gravity and can now only hope and pray to The Great Pumpkin that I've caught all those little monsters. If you find any when the book comes in Feb, please, please, please don't tell me.

Happy Halloween!

Love and Gravity GIveaway!

Hey, guys! How would you like to wrap infinity around your finger? The infinity symbol plays a big part in Love and Gravity and is something close to my heart. But since you'll have to wait until February to find out the role the symbol plays in the book, I thought we could play a little game to pass the time. I'll be asking some fun questions over the next seven months until the book's release, and i'll be picking one lucky camper each month to win a Pandora "Infinite Shine" ring. I'll be posting the first question on my website on Monday, August 1 so stay tuned!