,
Spring's Most Anticipated New Books
Emily Larkin
74 ratings | 42 reviews | avg rating:4.91

Emily Larkin’s Followers (329)

member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo

Emily’s Bookshelves

read (74)
currently-reading (0)
to-read (0)
books-i-read-over-and-over (22)
i-heart-virgil-flowers (10)
male-male (20)

Emily’s Friends (17)

Denise
Denise
2,793 books | 71 friends

Daniel ...
Daniel Kelly
310 books | 503 friends

Sissy's...
Sissy's Romance Book Review
84,469 books | 2,320 friends

Tabetha...
Tabetha Waite
1,225 books | 445 friends

LizardQ...
LizardQueen
2,702 books | 77 friends

Caz
Caz
3,577 books | 238 friends

Thera (...
Thera (Travel with Books and Coffee)
2,298 books | 930 friends

Carey’s...
Carey’s Reviews
63,228 books | 985 friends

More friends…

Emily Larkin

Goodreads Author


Born
New Zealand
Website

Genre
Romance

Influences
Georgette Heyer ...more

Member Since
September 2013


Emily Larkin is the USA Today bestselling author of the Baleful Godmother historical romance series, a series that readers are calling “sexy, unusual and vastly entertaining,” and "ridiculously wonderful."

When not reading or writing, Emily can be found hiking—preferably somewhere off the beaten track. She loves to travel, and has lived in Sweden, backpacked in Europe and North America, and traveled overland in the Middle East, China, and North Africa. Her varied career includes stints as a field assistant in Antarctica and a waitress on the Isle of Skye.

Emily writes fantasy novels as Emily Gee, and historical romance novels as Emily Larkin. She has been a finalist in the Romance Writers of America RITA award, as well as the National Readers ...more

Learn more
Ask the Author

To ask Emily Larkin questions, please sign up.

Popular Answered Questions

I enjoyed "My Lady Thief" so much. One of the thing I enjoyed so much about Bella's relationship with Adam was their sense of shared history. I wondered if you prefer writing characters with shared history (also in The Earl's Dilemma), or strangers meeting for the first time, so they have a chance at introductions?
Emily Larkin Interesting question, Summer! You know, I’ve never thought about it before. I think … I like a mixture of both. Usually I write about people who don’t…moreInteresting question, Summer! You know, I’ve never thought about it before. I think … I like a mixture of both. Usually I write about people who don’t know each other falling in love, but sometimes I want to write about characters with a shared history. I really enjoyed writing My Lady Thief. It was fun to tip all Adam and Arabella’s prejudices upside down and watch them learn to see each other through new eyes.(less)
flag
Will there be more Baleful Godmother books? I was lucky enough to stumble across Unmasking Miss Appleby last week. I have since purchased the rest of the books and already finished them!
Emily Larkin Yes, there will be more Baleful Godmother books! I'm starting a new Baleful Godmother series set in Regency England featuring a family of aristocratic…moreYes, there will be more Baleful Godmother books! I'm starting a new Baleful Godmother series set in Regency England featuring a family of aristocratic cousins (the Garlands), plus there's another set of cousins who'll get their own series. The first books should be out in 2018.
I'm so glad you're enjoying the series. I can't believe you read them all in a week! (less)
flag
See all 12 answers from Emily Larkin…

Combine Editions

Average rating: 4.0 · 12,433 ratings · 1,862 reviews · 32 distinct works • Similar authors
Unmasking Miss Appleby (Bal...
3.99 avg rating — 3,694 ratings — published 2016 — 10 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Trusting Miss Trentham (Bal...
4.11 avg rating — 883 ratings — published 2016 — 12 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Ruining Miss Wrotham (Balef...
4.20 avg rating — 810 ratings — published 2017 — 10 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Primrose and the Dreadful D...
4.14 avg rating — 810 ratings — published 2018 — 9 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Resisting Miss Merryweather...
3.87 avg rating — 792 ratings — published 2016 — 8 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
The Spinster's Secret (Midn...
3.83 avg rating — 670 ratings — published 2013 — 14 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Lady Isabella's Ogre
by
4.06 avg rating — 588 ratings — published 2017 — 7 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Discovering Miss Dalrymple ...
4.07 avg rating — 565 ratings — published 2017 — 7 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Love and Other Perils
by
4.11 avg rating — 499 ratings — published 2019 — 3 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Claiming Mister Kemp (Balef...
3.74 avg rating — 460 ratings — published 2017 — 7 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
More books by Emily Larkin…

42 posts
Emily Larkin's Blog

25 books and 1.6 million words!

Violet and the Bow Street Runner is finally out in the world. This feels like a big milestone because it's my 25th published book and the first one post-cancer ... and then I added up all my words and realized that I've published more than 1.6 million words, and that rather boggled my mind.

Thank you to anyone who’s read and enjoyed any of those 1.6 million words. You guys are the reason I write!

E Read more of this blog post »
1 like ·   •  2 comments  •  flag
Share on Twitter
Published on February 28, 2022 15:55 • Tags: baleful-godmother, emily-larkin, violet-and-the-bow-street-runner
View all 42 posts »

Series by Emily Larkin

Unmasking Miss Appleby Trusting Miss Trentham Claiming Mister Kemp Ruining Miss Wrotham Discovering Miss Dalrymple Primrose and the Dreadful Duke
(6 books)
by
4.02 avg rating — 8,064 ratings

The Spinster's Secret
(1 book)
by
3.84 avg rating — 1,125 ratings

Primrose and the Dreadful Duke Violet and the Bow Street R...
(2 books)
by
4.15 avg rating — 970 ratings

Maythorn's Wish Hazel's Promise Ivy's Choice Larkspur's Quest
(4 books)
by
3.84 avg rating — 679 ratings

Octavius and the Perfect Go... Decimus and the Wary Widow
(2 books)
by
4.15 avg rating — 254 ratings

More series by Emily Larkin…

rss
Emily’s Recent Updates

Emily Larkin rated a book it was amazing
Welcome to Temptation by Jennifer Crusie
Welcome to Temptation (Dempseys, #1)
by Jennifer Crusie (Goodreads Author)
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
I love WELCOME TO TEMPTATION so much that I own several copies. Wonderful writing, fabulous characters, steamy romance scenes, a twisty and very amusing plot. This is romantic comedy at its best, marvelously executed. There’s a secondary romance as w ...more
Mar 22, 2023 06:50PM  · 1 like ·   · see review ·  preview book
Emily Larkin made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — This book is not mine, please move it (part 14) topic
" Thank you! "
Mar 01, 2023 02:05PM
Emily Larkin rated a book it was amazing
Midwinter Firelight by K.L. Noone
Midwinter Firelight
by K.L. Noone
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Feb 23, 2023 08:29PM  ·   ·  preview book
Emily Larkin rated a book it was amazing
Snowed In by K.L. Noone
Snowed In: Kit and Harry
by K.L. Noone
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Feb 23, 2023 03:37PM  ·   ·  preview book
Emily Larkin rated a book it was amazing
Upside Down by N.R. Walker
Upside Down
by N.R. Walker
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
UPSIDE DOWN is a lovely MM romantic comedy featuring two guys who both identify as asexual. One of them is confident in his asexuality; the other is just coming to terms with it. I loved the whole bus thing, the guys’ relationship progressing in five ...more
Feb 22, 2023 09:40PM  · 1 like ·   · see review ·  preview book
Emily Larkin rated a book it was amazing
12 Days of UPS by Eli Easton
12 Days of UPS
by Eli Easton (Goodreads Author)
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Feb 22, 2023 08:31PM  · 1 like ·   ·  preview book
Emily Larkin rated a book it was amazing
ChrisMyths by Amy Lane
ChrisMyths
by Amy Lane (Goodreads Author)
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Feb 10, 2023 12:05AM  ·   ·  preview book
More of Emily's books…
Quotes by Emily Larkin  (?)
Quotes are added by the Goodreads community and are not verified by Goodreads. (Learn more)

“The speeches revealed his public face—articulate, championing an end to slavery—but the notes he’d written in the margins of the essay were more personal, more private. This was the man uncensored. Each jotted word, each underlined sentence, gave her a glimpse of who he was. His thoughts, his opinions, his values—all were laid out for her to see.”
― Emily Larkin, Unmasking Miss Appleby
1 likes
Like

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics posts views last activity  
The Seasonal Read...: This topic has been closed to new comments. Winter 2014 Completed Tasks: Do Not Delete Posts 4196 762 Mar 11, 2015 04:43AM  
We Love Lisa Kleypas: Carol's 2017 Reading Log 12 53 Dec 20, 2017 09:08AM  
Some Like It Hot!: This topic has been closed to new comments. ł₦ÐłẸ SpotLight 101 301 Jan 11, 2018 11:25AM  
Romance Lovers fo...: First Quarter 2018 Challenge 24 71 Mar 31, 2018 10:36PM  

recent posts
Emily’s Groups

220 Goodreads Librarians Group — 191152 members — last activity 1 minute ago
A place where all Goodreads members can work together to improve the Goodreads book catalog. Non-librarians are welcome to join the group as well, to ...more

Emily’s Friend Comments




No comments have been added yet.