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Emma Jane Holloway

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Fantasy, Paranormal, Historical Fiction

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August 2013

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Ever since childhood, Emma Jane Holloway refused to accept that history was nothing but facts prisoned behind the closed door of time. Why waste a perfectly good playground coloring within the timelines? Accordingly, her novels are filled with whimsical impossibilities and the occasional eye-blinking impertinence—but always in the service of grand adventure.

Struggling between the practical and the artistic—a family tradition, along with ghosts and a belief in the curative powers of shortbread—Emma Jane has a degree in literature and job in finance. She lives in the Pacific Northwest in a house crammed with books, musical instruments, and half-finished sewing projects. In the meantime, she’s published articles, essays, short stories, and eno ...more

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Average rating: 3.79 · 6,140 ratings · 1,062 reviews · 18 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Study in Silks (The Baskerville Affair, #1) 3.59 avg rating — 2,940 ratings — published 2013 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Study in Darkness (The Baskerville Affair, #2) 3.91 avg rating — 1,435 ratings — published 2013 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Study in Ashes (The Baskerville Affair, #3) 4.01 avg rating — 1,124 ratings — published 2013 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Adventure of the Wollaston Ritual (The Baskerville Affair, #0.5) 3.66 avg rating — 109 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Baskerville Tales (Short Stories): The Adventure of the Wollaston Ritual, The Strange and Alarming Courtship of Miss Imogen Roth, The Steamspinner Mutiny 3.85 avg rating — 97 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Strange and Alarming Courtship of Miss Imogen Roth (The Baskerville Affair, #1.5) 3.88 avg rating — 95 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Steamspinner Mutiny (Baskerville Affair, #2.5) 3.74 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Leopard Ascending: a novel of gaslight and magic (Hellion House Steampunk Series #3) 4.97 avg rating — 33 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fortune's Eve: a short story of gaslight and magic (Hellion House Series Book 1) 3.94 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Baskerville Affair Complete Series 3-Book Bundle: A Study in Silks, A Study in Darkness, A Study in Ashes 4.19 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Oh, the horror of it all!

What I want in a good monster is the killing machine, but with an artistic and emotional purpose.

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Series by Emma Jane Holloway

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“She wondered how Dr. Watson - a clever man in his own right - had lasted so many years without bashing his roommate over the head out of sheer frustration.”
― Emma Jane Holloway, A Study in Darkness

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“Not that Dr Watson wasn't benign - he was one of the best souls in the Empire - but a man didn't get to be her uncle's right-hand man without a good uppercut and the stamina of a draft horse.”
― Emma Jane Holloway, A Study in Silks

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“That's the trouble with gathering truth. It's never neat and tidy...”
― Emma Jane Holloway, A Study in Silks

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What book would you like to read for our August 2024 Group Read? The theme is Silk.

The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo
Classics

20 votes 27.4%

The House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz
Mystery

14 votes 19.2%

A Study in Silks by Emma Jane Holloway
Fantasy, Steampunk

9 votes 12.3%

Horse by Geraldine Brooks
Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction

8 votes 11.0%

Silk by Alessandro Baricco
Historical Fiction, Romance

8 votes 11.0%

The Girl Who Wrote in Silk by Kelli Estes
Historical Fiction, China

7 votes 9.6%

Silk Roads by Peter Frankopan
History, Nonfiction

4 votes 5.5%

Women of the Silk by Gail Tsukiyama
Historical Fiction, China

3 votes 4.1%

73 total votes

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message 2: by Emma

Sep 06, 2013 07:10AM

Sophia wrote: "Thanks for accepting my friend request, Emma Jane!

I just read your first book in the Baskerville Affair series and loved it. I'm eager for the rest. What a wonderful creative mind you have! ;D"

Thank you so much, Sophia! I'm so happy you liked it!

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message 1: by Sophia

Sep 05, 2013 10:52PM

Thanks for accepting my friend request, Emma Jane!

I just read your first book in the Baskerville Affair series and loved it. I'm eager for the rest. What a wonderful creative mind you have! ;D

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