Santa Montefiore

Bestselling author of 32 novels. 2nd in THE TIMESLIDER SERIES Secrets of the Starlit Sea is out now. & The Royal Rabbits series for children 4 books.

[Santa Montefiore @SantaMontefiore]

@honeywitch @SimonSchusterCA Wouldn’t that be MARVELLOUS!🤩

[Santa Montefiore @SantaMontefiore]

@honeywitch @SimonSchusterCA Can’t wait for it to be out!! ❤️❤️❤️ thanks for tweeting! 🥰🙏🏻

[Santa Montefiore @SantaMontefiore]

@doechr Ahhh thank you!!! I had a look at the paperback and it is much too small! You’re right! So annoying! I might get them to make it bigger for future editions!

[Simon & Schuster CA @SimonSchusterCA]

What if stepping into a hotel meant stepping back in time?

When Pixie Tate crosses the threshold of the Aldershoff Hotel, she’s drawn into a mystery hidden for over a century—and a love she thought she’d lost forever.

SECRETS OF THE STARLIT SEA by @SantaMontefiore is a sweeping time-travel romance you won’t want to miss. https://t.co/WT5SgmXa7q

[Santa Montefiore @SantaMontefiore]

@doechr Are you reading the U.K. edition? It was tiny in the proof so they enlarged it for the real book….

[Santa Montefiore @SantaMontefiore]

@AgencyTEABOOKS Thank you for letting me know!

[Simon & Schuster CA @SimonSchusterCA]

The spellbinding time-travel romance series from @SantaMontefiore continues and the stakes have never been higher. Pixie Tate returns, drawn to a glittering relic of New York’s Gilded Age. What she uncovers will test her gift, her promise… and her heart.

Secrets on the Starlit Sea is coming March 17. Preorder here: https://t.co/WT5SgmXa7q

[Simon & Schuster CA @SimonSchusterCA]

Manhattan. The Gilded Age. A sky full of stars. When Pixie Tate steps into the Aldershoff Hotel, she senses the past calling her. What she doesn’t expect is to come face-to-face with a man she thought she’d lost forever…

SECRETS ON THE STARLIT SEA by @SantaMontefiore is a sweeping time-travel mystery for readers who love high society intrigue and impossible choices.

Coming March 17. Preorder now! https://t.co/WT5SgmXa7q

[Claire @Gerbera4U]

#SecretsoftheStarlitSea by @SantaMontefiore is currently 99p on the #Kindle! Could Pixie Tate safeguard the future when she is drawn back to Gilded Age New York and confronted with the secrets and the man she thought she had lost? #BookTwitter https://t.co/g05OtosjDZ

[Santa Montefiore @SantaMontefiore]

@patriciakilgall @Gerbera4U Ha ha!! I bet you do!!!! 💎 🥰

[Santa Montefiore @SantaMontefiore]

@holysmoke It’s appalling and disgusting and also unbelievable that this is happening here and at this time. I support that restaurant and the Jewish people, 100%! 💯

[S Sebag Montefiore @simonmontefiore]

Amidst the whirlwind of horrible scandals and atrocious wars that is our world today, here is a v small but troubling manifestation of our crazy times. A day ago, my attention was drawn to a photograph posted on X that showed a local bookstore in Oslo, Norway where the staff had organized a display entitled ‘Epstein Island Guest List.’ I was horrified to see that one of my books was included. I have never been to Jeffrey Epstein’s island, never flown on his planes, never visited any of his properties, and—most crucially—never even met him or communicated with him.
When alerted, the Norli Bokhandel immediately removed my book before any action was required and apologized in person and online for the libel and defamatory display.
I would have never known about this if it had not been posted on social media but because we live in a lawless arena, a wild and irresponsible digital vortex, the picture has been seen by many people. As the great Mark Twain supposedly wrote: ‘a lie travels round the world before the truth can even get its boots on’ and these days, it seems that a lie can circumnavigate the planet if not the galaxy many times before we even realize it. For a terrifying moment, I was lightly touched by the poisonous tentacles of Epstein, for a second I sensed the passing of that sinister shadow. The origin of the libel was that I was listed in Ghislaine Maxwell’s address-book she supposedly shared with Epstein because I knew her from England decades ago - though I never met or communicated with him.
Over the last few years, the fact that I was listed in this address-book has been used maliciously against me by Stalinists and other political extremists, the former being infuriated for arcane reasons by my Stalin biographies. Of course I don’t for a minute compare my storm in a teacup to the suffering of the victims and survivors. But it is still a frightening Kafka-esque experience because a certain amount of damage is done even when things are taken down. It just shows how easy it is for innocent people to have their names traduced. Even though the bookshop has asked many people to take down the libel, very few bother to correct online lies and falsehoods. There is little practical remedy - except of course one can sue for a clear and very defamatory libel. No one is immune to this: I know many of the people who retweeted this defamation were not malicious and it makes me realize that I myself and all of us need to be careful: it is a real danger for individuals and our societies and as AI delivers better, and more uncanny and diabolical deepfakery, the peril is only going to get worse.

A lesson I have drawn from the last two days is that I myself spend too much time on social media and now I should just get back to writing books – which I hope one day will appear on the shelves of a certain Oslo bookshop….

And if you are interested, here is the apology from the bookshop and its display - before and after

[Claire @Gerbera4U]

#SecretsoftheStarlitSea by @SantaMontefiore is out in Paperback! Happy Paperback #PublicationDay! A psychic investigator steps into a once‑grand New York hotel and using her rare ability to slip through time, uncovers a mystery that refuses to stay buried. https://t.co/g05OtosRtx

[Santa Montefiore @SantaMontefiore]

@Breffney @AspectsHistory @orionbooks Thank you Marian for tweeting! The Last Encore, the final book in the trilogy, will be out in July! I’m thrilled you’ve been enjoying Pixie’s adventures! 🙏🏻🥰❤️

[Sara-Jade Virtue @BookMinxSJV]

HUGE eBook price drop on @SantaMontefiore #LastVoyageOfTheValentina...

Grab your copy now for just 99p!

‘Nobody does epic romance like Santa Montefiore’ JOJO MOYES

‘Santa Montefiore hits the spot for my like few other writers’ SARRA MANNING

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[Santa Montefiore @SantaMontefiore]

@Barbaraboyles2 @ChildrenInRead @Paddy Absolute pleasure! Wanted you to have part one in case you hadn’t read it! Enjoy!! Book 3 - the finale - comes out next summer. The Last Encore. Thank you again for bidding! It’s a great charity! ❤️

[Santa Montefiore @SantaMontefiore]

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[Santa Montefiore @SantaMontefiore]

Only 10 hours to go bid for a signed copy of Secrets of the Starlit Sea to raise money for Children in Read 2025. Link is below. 🙏🏻🥰📚🙏🏻

[Paddy Heron 🇺🇦 @ChildrenInRead]

@SantaMontefiore

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Hi Santa,
Thank you for supporting @BBCCiN again this year.
Above is a link to your lot on Children in Read 2025
Can you share it across all your socials to your friends, fans, and followers? ♥️

[Santa Montefiore @SantaMontefiore]

@ailishpb Thank you so much for tweeting!! I’m THRILLED you enjoyed book 2! I hope you like the way the trilogy ends! The Last Encore comes out next summer. 🥂😘🥰❤️📚🙏🏻