I am so excited to share my brand new book trailer for THE WEDDING VEIL with all of you! And I can’t believe the launch is three weeks from today. If you haven’t caught it yet, here is more information about my first historical/contemporary novel.
The Wedding Veil
The New York Times bestselling author of Under the Southern Sky and the Peachtree Bluff series brings “her signature wit, charm, and heart” (Woman’s World) to this sweeping new novel following four women across generations, bound by a beautiful wedding veil and a connection to the famous Vanderbilt family.
Four women. One family heirloom. A secret connection that will change their lives—and history as they know it.
Present Day: Julia Baxter’s wedding veil, bequeathed to her great-grandmother by a mysterious woman on a train in the 1930s, has passed through generations of her family as a symbol of a happy marriage. But on the morning of her wedding day, something tells her that even the veil’s good luck isn’t enough to make her marriage last forever. Overwhelmed and panicked, she escapes to the Virgin Islands to clear her head. Meanwhile, her grandmother Babs is also feeling shaken. Still grieving the death of her beloved husband, she decides to move out of the house they once shared and into a retirement community. Though she hopes it’s a new beginning, she does not expect to run into an old flame, dredging up the same complicated emotions she felt a lifetime ago.
1914: Socialite Edith Vanderbilt is struggling to manage the luxurious Biltmore Estate after the untimely death of her cherished husband. With 250 rooms to oversee and an entire village dependent on her family to stay afloat, Edith is determined to uphold the Vanderbilt legacy—and prepare her free-spirited daughter Cornelia to inherit it—in spite of her family’s deteriorating financial situation. But Cornelia has dreams of her own. Asheville, North Carolina has always been her safe haven away from the prying eyes of the press, but as she explores more of the rapidly changing world around her, she’s torn between upholding tradition and pursuing the exciting future that lies beyond Biltmore’s gilded gates.
In the vein of Therese Anne Fowler’s A Well-Behaved Woman and Jennifer Robson’s The Gown, The Wedding Veil brings to vivid life a group of remarkable women forging their own paths—and explores the mystery of a national heirloom lost to time.
Patti Callahan Henry Blurb
One of the best parts of a book launch is when favorite authors and dear friends have such nice things to say about a new book. I am so grateful to my Friends & Fiction co-host Patti Callahan Henry for her beautiful blurb!
“Kristy Woodson Harvey weds history and modern day into a fascinating and astonishing marriage. With Harvey’s signature charming and heartfelt prose, The Wedding Veil explores love in all its dazzling facets across four generations and two families. When Julia Baxter is ready to don the fabled family veil and walk down the aisle, she begins to question its mythological influence. Where did the veil and its power originate, and what could it possibly mean for her family and her love? Seeking answers to the extraordinary mystery of the Vanderbilt’s lost heirloom, Harvey unveils the past to bring truth to the future. Including an unrivaled and elegant Biltmore setting, The Wedding Veil is enchanting, surprising and Harvey at her story-telling best.”—Patti Callahan, New York Times bestselling author of Becoming Mrs. Lewis
This Week on Friends & Fiction
On tomorrow’s episode of FRIENDS & FICTION, we get to chat with THREE authors! Meet Erika Robuck, the national bestselling author of RECEIVE ME FALLING, HEMINGWAY’S GIRL, CALL ME ZELDA, FALLEN BEAUTY, THE HOUSE OF HAWTHORNE, and THE INVISIBLE WOMAN. She is a contributor to the anthology Grand Central: Original Stories of Postwar Love and Reunion and to the Writer’s Digest essay collection Author in Progress. She joins us to discuss her latest WWII novel, SISTERS OF NIGHT AND FOG, which was named a Most Anticipated Book of 2022 by Buzzfeed, Bookbub and BookTrib.
We’ll also welcome award-winning author of historical fiction, Lisa Barr. Lisa’s novel FUGITIVE COLORS—a suspenseful tale of stolen art, love, lust, deception, and revenge on the eve of World War II—won the Independent Publishers Book Award (IPPY) gold medal for “Best Literary Fiction 2014” and first prize at the Hollywood Film Festival (Opus Magnum Discovery Award). A former journalist, Lisa has worked for The Jerusalem Post, Today’s Chicago Woman, Moment magazine, and the Chicago Sun-Times. She joins us to discuss her latest, WOMAN ON FIRE, a gripping tale of an international art scandal centered around a Nazi-looted masterpiece which Sharon Stone has just optioned for film adaptation.
On the after show we will be joined by Rachel McMillan, author of The Herringford and Watts mysteries, The Van Buren and DeLuca mysteries, and The Three Quarter Time series of contemporary Viennese romances. She joins us to discuss her latest historical novel, THE MOZART CODE, which will be released later this month.Tune in Wed March 9th at 7pm Eastern LIVE on the F&F Facebook page and YouTube channel. Meanwhile, snap up books by all F&F guests and hosts at a discount in the F&F Shop on Bookshop.
New Tour Dates!
We are still adding dates to the THE WEDDING VEIL tour schedule. I have added several this week, so make sure to check it out and register for the event you’d like to attend. The M.Judson launch luncheon is sold out, but you can still order your signed/personalized copies from them and receive a free vial of THE WEDDING VEIL rosebud tea.
Pre-Order Freebies
Don’t forget to submit your preorder form to receive your free Evelyn Henson THE WEDDING VEIL art magnet and signed book plate!
Thanks so much for being a part of this exciting time. I am so grateful for you!
Thank you so much, Kristy. I cannot wait to read The Wedding Veil. God bless you.