{"id":1316,"date":"2026-05-04T15:46:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T14:46:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefauxfrenchgirl.com\/?page_id=1316"},"modified":"2026-05-04T15:46:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T14:46:52","slug":"reviews","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thefauxfrenchgirl.com\/?page_id=1316","title":{"rendered":"Reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Praise for\u00a0<em>A Brilliant Convergence<\/em>, winner of the 2025 Storytrade Book Awards Best Historical Mystery:<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/thefauxfrenchgirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Ebook-Cover-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Cover of A Brilliant Convergence, a sparkling Regency mystery\" class=\"wp-image-1230\" style=\"width:260px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefauxfrenchgirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Ebook-Cover-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/thefauxfrenchgirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Ebook-Cover-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/thefauxfrenchgirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Ebook-Cover-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thefauxfrenchgirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Ebook-Cover-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thefauxfrenchgirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Ebook-Cover-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/thefauxfrenchgirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Ebook-Cover.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>\u201cMystery, smugglers, and a brilliant, unconventional heroine in a Regency adventure unlike any other. Different and refreshing!\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;\u2013 author<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofilaporte.com\/\">&nbsp;Sofi Laporte<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cI loved it! A delightful cozy mystery with a plucky heroine and a gallant hero.\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;\u2013 author&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/emmamelbourne.com\/\">Emma Melbourne<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cWho can resist a sweet Regency romance coupled with a cozy mystery! A delightful read, perfect for escaping reality for a few hours. Ms. Gates\u2019s wonderfully evocative description of Provence had me wanting to book a plane ticket to France with all speed.\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;\u2013 author&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dgrampton.com\/home\">DG Rampton<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Praise for\u00a0A Brilliant Convergence, winner of the 2025 Storytrade Book Awards Best Historical Mystery:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1316","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thefauxfrenchgirl.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1316","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thefauxfrenchgirl.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thefauxfrenchgirl.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thefauxfrenchgirl.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thefauxfrenchgirl.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1316"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thefauxfrenchgirl.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1316\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1317,"href":"https:\/\/thefauxfrenchgirl.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1316\/revisions\/1317"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thefauxfrenchgirl.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1316"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}