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From the bestselling author of Seven Days in June, A Love Song for Ricki Wilde is an epic love story one hundred years in the making . . .
The new enchanting romance from the author of Seven Days in June and The Perfect Find
One florist. One pianist. One love story . . . One hundred years in the making.
Ricki Wilde has many talents, but being a Wilde isn't one of them. As the impulsive, artistic daughter of a powerful Atlanta dynasty, she's the opposite of her famous socialite sisters. Where they're long-stemmed roses, she's a dandelion: an adorable bloom that's actually a weed, born to float wherever the wind blows. In her bones, Ricki knows that somewhere, a different, more exciting life awaits her.
When regal nonagenarian, Ms. Della, invites her to rent the bottom floor of her Harlem brownstone, Ricki jumps at the chance for a fresh beginning. She leaves behind her family, wealth, and chaotic romantic decisions to realize her dream of opening a flower shop. And just beneath the surface of her new neighbourhood, the music, stories and dazzling drama of the Harlem Renaissance still simmers.
One evening in February as the heady, curiously off-season scent of night-blooming jasmine fills the air, Ricki encounters a handsome, deeply mysterious stranger who knocks her world off balance in the most unexpected way.
Set against the backdrop of modern Harlem and Renaissance glamour, A Love Song for Ricki Wilde is a swoon-worthy love story of two passionate artists drawn to the magic, romance, and opportunity of New York, and whose lives are uniquely and irreversibly linked.
EVERYONE'S FALLING FOR TIA WILLIAMS
'A sexy, modern love story to start the summer off right' Reese Witherspoon
'A smart, sexy testament to Black joy' Jodi Picoult
'Tia Williams conjures a seductive fantasy' Rumaan Alam
'Hilarious, romantic and incredibly sexy' Hello!
READERS LOVE SEVEN DAYS IN JUNE
'This is a MUST-READ!' 5* reader review
'Such a beautiful love story' 5* reader review
'Modern, beautiful, emotional, sexy and funny!' 5* reader review
''I literally couldn't put it down' 5* reader review
A smart, sexy testament to Black joy, to the well of strength from which women draw, and to tragic romances that mature into second chances - Jodi Picoult on SEVEN DAYS IN JUNE
With its scandalous, laugh-out-loud funny saga about star-crossed love and starting over, I would recommend it to those who read Marian Keyes and enjoy a complicated, forbidden romance - Irish Examiner on THE PERFECT FIND
Hilarious, romantic and incredibly sexy - Hello! on SEVEN DAYS IN JUNE
Tia Williams conjures a seductive fantasy - rich friendships, star-crossed lovers, artistic fulfilment. But Williams is writing realism, exploring personal pain, family entanglements, and the negotiation of Black identity in a world defined by whiteness - Rumaan Alam on SEVEN DAYS IN JUNE
PRAISE FOR TIA WILLIAMS: 'A sexy, modern love story to start the summer off right' - Reese Witherspoon on SEVEN DAYS IN JUNE
This book reads like the best kind of love song: tender, smart and undeniably sexy. Tia Williams simply doesn't miss - Leah Johnson
Tia Williams writes instant classics, and A Love Song for Ricki Wilde is the perfect vehicle to demonstrate the rare range and insight that make her writing so special. At turns punchy and poignant, sweeping and yet so intimate, this story will steal your heart and surprise you. Make you ache. Make you laugh and cry and yearn. As Williams' most ambitious work to date with layers of romance and heartache and history and magic tucked between these pages, it is your next book of the year - Kennedy Ryan
An enigmatic, enchanting, absolute gift of a love story that transcends time, place, and realm. Williams never ceases to surprise and delight! - Robinne Lee
A spellbinding modern fairytale, sexy and warm and full of hope and the power of love - Bolu Babalola
Elegantly blending past and present, romance and fantasy, Williams delivers a gorgeous, transportive love letter to the Harlem Renaissance . . . What begins as a simple romance is elevated by rich history as the story flashes back through Harlem's past, revealing both its glamor and its danger. This vast time span creates an epic feel that never overpowers the tender heat of the romance. It's a showstopper - Publishers Weekly
Williams's novel is both a love letter to Harlem and a recognition of its history that gentrification cannot erase . . . highly recommended - Library Journal
A Love Story for Ricki Wilde is funny, sexy, and breathtakingly romantic. This is the kind of book you wish you could slip bodily into, live within its warm and magical world for as long as it would have you. Another rapturous knockout from Tia Williams - Emily Henry
A truly original romance that is quirky, suspenseful, and unforgettable - Booklist
Tia Williams had a fifteen-year career as a beauty editor for magazines including Elle, Glamour, Lucky, Teen People, and Essence. In 2004, she pioneered the beauty-blog industry with her award-winning site, Shake Your Beauty. She wrote the bestselling debut novel The Accidental Diva and penned two young adult novels, It Chicks and Sixteen Candles. Her most recent novel, the award-winning The Perfect Find, is being adapted for a film starring Gabrielle Union for Netflix.
Tia is currently an editorial director at EstA e Lauder Companies and lives with her daughter and husband in Brooklyn.