Ever since childhood, Emma Jane Holloway refused to accept
that history was nothing but facts imprisoned behind the closed
door of time. Why waste a perfectly good playground coloring within
the time lines? Accordingly, her novels are filled with whimsical
impossibilities and the occasional eye-blinking impertinence—but
always in the service of grand adventure.
An award-winning author of both historical and urban-fantasy
romance, Holloway has an honors degree in English literature.
Writing as Sharon Ashwood, she won the RITA award for paranormal
romance for the third book of her Dark Forgotten series. She lives
in the Pacific Northwest and is owned by the Demon Lord of Kitty
Badness.
“This book has just about everything: magic, machines, mystery,
mayhem, and all the danger one expects when people’s loves and
fears collide. I can’t wait to return to the world of Evelina
Cooper!”—Kevin Hearne, New York Times bestselling author of The
Iron Druid Chronicles
“As Sherlock Holmes’s niece, investigating murder while navigating
the complicated shoals of Society—and romance—in an alternate
Victorian England, Evelina Cooper is a charming addition to the
canon.”—Jacqueline Carey, New York Times bestselling author of the
Kushiel’s Legacy series
“Holloway takes us for quite a ride, as her plot snakes through an
alternate Victorian England full of intrigue, romance, murder, and
tiny sandwiches. Full of both thrills and frills.”—Nicole Peeler,
author of the Jane True series
“A Study in Silks is a charming, adventurous ride with a heroine
who is both clever and talented. The brushes with the Sherlock
Holmes mythos only add to the fun of this tale, and readers are
bound to fall in love with Evelina and the London she
inhabits.”—Philippa Ballantine, author of Geist
“In A Study in Silks, Emma Jane Holloway has created a wonderful
reimagining of the Sherlock Holmes mythos set in a late-Victorian
Britain ruled by nefarious industrial titans called steam barons.
Holloway’s clever writing, attention to detail, and sublime
characters forge a fascinating world that combines brass-plated
steampunk technology with magic. By turns a coming-of-age story, a
gas-lamp thriller, and a whimsical magical fantasy, A Study in
Silks is the premiere novel of an author to watch.”—Susan Griffith,
author of the Vampire Empire series
“Holloway stuffs her adventure with an abundance of characters and
ideas and fills her heroine with talents and graces, all within a
fun, brisk narrative.”—Publishers Weekly
“Splendid . . . The characters are thoroughly charming and the
worldbuilding is first-rate.”—RT Book Reviews (four stars)
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