The Heart-Shaped Box is going on tour with Rachel's Random Resources, if you wish to participate please contact me on rachel@rachelsrandomresources.com with your name, blog name, preferred post type and availability.
The Heart-Shaped Box by Lucy Kaufman
Genre: Psychological suspense/ thriller; Victorian gothic
Cover Reveal: 20th January 2026
Tour Dates: 5th - 11th February 2026
Publication Date: 27th January 2026
Estimated Page Count: 86
Standalone First Novella in the Carousel of Curiosities series
Formats available: Epub
Types of post available: Reviews (preferred) and limited Q&As, guest post and extract
The page-turning psychological thriller novella about infatuation, revenge and the lengths we will go to for love.
“She pressed her nose gingerly to the glass, peering unblinking through the viscous liquid at her gift.”
Victorian, rural Sussex. When headstrong daughter of a rector, Constance Timothy, receives a flurry of gifts in pretty little boxes from the charming, smouldering student doctor Smith Williams, her whole family anticipates a future betrothal.
Yet beneath the exquisite pastel lids and satin bows lie macabre secrets that entice Constance into a private world of obsession and darkness, where morality becomes blurred, loyalties are tested and unthinkable acts are possible.
One secret will shake the genteel world she knows to the core...
The first book of The Carousel of Curiosities series, this haunting novella is perfect for readers of Sarah Waters, Laura Purcell, and Angela Carter.
About Lucy Kaufman
Lucy Kaufman is an award-winning author, playwright, audio dramatist and poet. 40 of her plays have been performed professionally around the UK and Australia, to critical acclaim. She has lectured in Playwriting and Screenwriting for Pen to Print and Canterbury Christ Church University and is a mentor at The Writing Coach. Originally from London, she now lives by the sea with her husband, sons, dogs and cats.
Follow Lucy Kaufman
Insta: kaufmanlucy
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Blog Tour Schedule
Confirmed blogs will appear here.
5th February
Staceywh_17
@lyndas_bookreviews
6th February
Left on the Shelf
Tealeavesandbookleaves
Splashes Into Books
7th February
A Knight’s Reads
Bookworm86
jen_loves_reading
8th February
annette_reads_daily
SarahReads
WildWritingLife
9th February
Go Buy The Book
Theloopyknot
My Books and Crafts
10th February
April @thelarlbookworm (IG)
TBHonest
Novel Kicks
11th February
Stacey-Ann Says
@plumbobmummy
Jessica's Reading Room