Alexandria Bellefleur is an author of swoony contemporary romance often featuring loveable grumps and the sunshine characters who bring them to their knees. A Pacific Northwesterner at heart, Alexandria has a weakness for good coffee, Pike Place IPA, and Voodoo Doughnuts. Her special skills include finding the best Pad Thai in every city she visits, remembering faces but not names, falling asleep in movie theaters, and keeping cool while reading smutty books in public. She was a 2018 Romance Writers of America Golden Heart finalist.
“WRITTEN IN THE STARS is the gay contemporary Pride and Prejudice
retelling I’ve been looking to read for forever, and I so hope
everyone who needs to read this book finds it. Elle’s openness and
positivity and Darcy’s guardedness and skepticism and how they come
together is a joy to read. Please check this one out. I don’t think
you’ll be disappointed.” — Culturess
"A delightful, heart-warming romance, Bellefleur's novel shows
eloquently how two characters can fall in love more deeply than
either dared to dream. So whether you follow astrology or
not, Written in the Stars has the reading you won't want
to miss." — NPR
"Bellefleur has a droll, distinct voice, and her one-liners zing
off the page, striking both the heart and funny bone. She has a
gift for comedy, possessing more style and panache than a debut
writer has any right to... There's a sparkling quality here,
one that mirrors the starry title. Bellefleur writes as if she's
captured fairy lights in a mason jar, twinkly and lovely within
something solid yet fragile." — Entertainment Weekly (Best
Romances of November)
"This book is a delight." — New York Times Book Review
"Alexandria Bellefleur is an author to watch. Her writing is joyful
and heartfelt, and her voice sparkles with a delightful mix of
wit, humor, and good-natured sarcasm. I can't wait to see how
she wows us next!" — Mia Sosa, USA Today bestselling author of The
Worst Best Man
"[A] distinctly modern frolic, charming and effervescent and
entirely itself." — Washington Post
“In this heart-thawing holiday romance, debut novelist Bellefleur
remixes Austen's indelible clash of personalities into something
fresh and totally queer.” — O, the Oprah Magazine (Best LGBTQ Books
of 2020)
"Alexandria Bellefleur has crafted an impeccable debut romance in
WRITTEN IN THE STARS: lighthearted and sexy, contemporary and
timeless, perfect to enjoy during the holiday season or for
celebrating queer love any time of the year.” — Shelf Awareness
"A disastrous blind date kicks off Bellefleur’s excellent
rom-com debut... Readers will be rapt by the sensuous love
scenes once Darcy and Elle throw pretense aside... A moving subplot
about Elle’s fight for her family’s acceptance rounds out the
story, while astrology memes (“What brunch food are you based on
your zodiac?”) and nods to Pride and Prejudice scattered
throughout add texture. This is a delight." — Publishers Weekly
(starred review)
“There are many, many Pride and Prejudice retellings out there, but
Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur might just be the
best.” — Popsugar (Best New Romance Books in November)
"Just what 2020 needs: a delightful rom com that once again gives
us the beloved fake relationship trope — and the fuzzies you didn’t
know you needed." — Shondaland (5 Best Books of November)
"Bellefleur’s debut sprinkles amusing listicles throughout the text
as Elle and Darcy cautiously move from uneasy allies to friends to
something more. Well-developed leads, relatable conflicts, a strong
supporting cast, and opposites-attract chemistry make for an
engaging read. Fans of Alexis Hall's Boyfriend
Material and Talia Hibbert's Take a Hint, Dani
Brown will enjoy this Seattle-set love story that reads like a
romantic holiday movie." — Booklist
"If you love the fake-dating trope, you won't want to miss Written
in the Stars." — Bustle
"Written in the Stars abounds with optimism and empathy for
its characters, its wit always undergirded by sweetness. This is a
comfort read, at a time when many of us need one badly, and a
sparkling debut for Bellefleur." — Olivia Dade, author of
Spoiler Alert
“With perfectly woven vulnerability and playfulness, Written in the
Stars is a riotous and heartfelt read. I was hooked from the very
first page!” — Christina Lauren, New York Times bestselling
author of In a Holidaze
"[A]wkward first dates lead to passionate first kisses and time
spent together reveals there is more to both women than meets the
eye... Fans of pop culture–inspired astrology sites will love the
effortless and entertaining way the author weaves zodiac memes
throughout the text. The stars align in this charming queer
rom-com." — Kirkus Reviews
"Polar opposites come together in Bellefleur’s cheerful
#ownvoices debut... A dash of Pride and Prejudice and Bridget
Jones’s Diary, mixed with a fresh, millennial f/f twist of
opposites attract." — Library Journal
"WRITTEN IN THE STARS had me hooked from the first page. It's an
adorable and heartfelt romance with everything I adore: a killer
meet-cute, loads of cute banter, steamy love scenes, all the feels,
and a happily ever after that left me in happy tears. I fell head
over heels for Elle and Darcy's love story. Alexandria Bellefleur's
debut will have readers seeing stars in the best way.” —
Sarah Smith, author of Faker & Simmer Down
"A dazzling debut! The perfect combination of humor and heart
really makes this book shine.” — Rachel Lacey, author of
Don’t Cry for Me
“Written in the Stars is what you might get if your favorite
Instagram astrologer wrote you an adorable romance novel.
Delightful, funny and sweet, with just the right touch of
woo-woo.” — Scarlett Peckham, USA Today bestselling
author
“Written in the Stars is everything I want from a romcom: fun,
whimsical, sexy. This modern Pride & Prejudice glitters with
romance.” — Talia Hibbert, USA Today bestselling author of
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