Meet Courtney

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Courtney Ellis is an author of romantic historical fiction including At Summer's End, The Forgotten Cottage, and the forthcoming Flyweight, set to publish in 2026 from Blackstone Publishing.

After obtaining a BA in English and writing, Courtney went on to pursue a career in marketing. When she’s not rewatching episodes of Escape to the Country and dreaming of her next trip to England, she enjoys hiking around her home of Western New York with her rescue dog.

Find her online as courtneyellisauthor on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest​.

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New month, new newsletter! In tomorrow’s October edition, I talk writing updates, admit to a rare book shopping addiction, and share my experience trying to follow a WWI recipe. Was it a Bake Off fantasy or technical challenge nightmare? Subscr
It isn’t easy to choose a favorite Great War writer, but it has to be Siegfried Sassoon for me. He writes with a vivid simplicity of the pastoral landscapes and English country life that many believed was at stake of being lost in the war. In t
📚What are you reading this week? I’m balancing some ongoing research with my first spooky book of the season.🎃 #amreadi̇ng #books #booksbooksbooks #bookstack #bookstagram #authorsofinstagram
📫 My September newsletter hits inboxes tomorrow! This time, I talk women’s boxing history, starting with the female pugilists shown in this past season of The Gilded Age. Why were these athletes confined to the ring of a shady “house of
Took a break from research to pick this up over the long weekend and WOW! I know I’m late, but holy crap, this gets 5 stars and more. What a stunning piece of work, and really special to read after having just visited Stratford-upon-Avon a few
(Closed) GIVEAWAY 🌸 This August marks 4 years since my debut novel was published, and 3 since THE FORGOTTEN COTTAGE hit shelves. (That is honestly insane!) I love any excuse to give gifts, so I’ve put together this giveaway in celebration of
Newsletter coming soon! 💌 Tomorrow’s August edition features a Q&A with one of my favorite historical fiction authors, Sarah James. We discuss her new novel LAST STOP UNION STATION, as well as her writing process. If you have read any of
Have lately completed the *very crucial* stage of my process in which I do more research book shopping than anything productive. But I’m looking forward to diving into these—and continuing the writing, obviously… 🙂‍↕️ #books