Coming Soon: The Missing Wife by Donna Gowland
We’re thrilled to be welcoming Donna Gowland to Love Books Tours for an upcoming Bookstagram tour celebrating The Missing Wife, the first book in the Mary Shelley Investigations series.
Over two weeks, our Love Books Tours community will be sharing reviews and reactions across Instagram, shining a spotlight on a Gothic historical mystery that blends literary history with suspense and a compelling female sleuth.
About the Book
In 1814 London, sixteen-year-old Mary Godwin — daughter of the great Mary Wollstonecraft — feels trapped by grief, expectation, and the watchful eye of her stepmother. Desperate for passion and purpose, she is drawn into a dangerous romance with the charismatic poet Percy Shelley.
When Mary elopes to Paris, reality quickly sets in. Penniless and far from home, she and Percy are drawn into a mysterious investigation when a stranger offers them money to find his missing wife.
As Mary navigates love, loss, and growing uncertainty about her future, the search pulls her towards independence, danger, and a new identity as a tenacious female investigator.
Richly atmospheric and steeped in literary history, The Missing Wife is a gripping Gothic mystery and the start of an exciting historical series.
Book Details
- Title: The Missing Wife
- Author: Donna Gowland
- Series: Mary Shelley Investigations (Book 1)
- Genre: Gothic | Historical Thriller | Fictional Historical Biography
- Page Count: 235
- Publisher: Sapere Books
- Tour Dates: 22nd January – 4th February
Bookstagram Tour Schedule
22nd January
@geekoutonreading (US – Physical)
@bookchatter2021 (UK – Digital)
@lynn.loves.books (UK – Physical)
23rd January
@the_bookmagnet (UK – Physical)
@beccaellenbooks (UK – Physical)
@nadz_sargent (UK – Physical)
24th January
@storybookgaming (UK – Physical)
@bookaddict.twylie68 (UK – Physical)
@marbooks88 (US – Physical)
25th January
@thebookandbubble (US – Physical)
@Sammlxlibrary (UK – Digital)
@jac_in_a_book (UK – Physical)
26th January
@pugwash18 (UK – Physical)
@gales.tales70 (UK – Physical)
27th January
@itsabookthing2021 (UK – Physical)
@agirlie_and_herbooks (US – Physical)
@abook_meand_acupoftea (UK – Physical)
28th January
@womenwhostareatbooks (UK – Digital)
@egrevilleauthor (UK – Digital)
@spillthebookswithkate (UK – Physical)
29th January
@readabookandlearnanewword (UK – Physical)
@Roguebookreviews (US – Digital)
30th January
@Lady_j_reads (UK – Physical)
@bookhoarder_haley (US – Physical)
@fatguyreading (UK – Physical)
31st January
@Princesslenab (UK – Physical)
@twoladiesandabook (UK – Physical)
@acozymoose (UK – Digital)
1st February
@books.with.mae (UK – Physical)
@chasingwildmagic (UK – Digital)
2nd February
@the_fairy_godmotherbooker (UK – Physical)
@readingwithbeagles (UK – Physical)
@book_a_holic_17 (UK – Physical)
3rd February
@stitchysbooknook (UK – Physical)
@booksbrewsandbees (UK – Physical)
@lisa_reads_alot (UK – Digital)
4th February
@meganreads.books (UK – Physical)
@plumbobmummy (UK – Digital)
@raesbookshelf (UK – Physical)
Follow Along
Readers who love Gothic fiction, historical mysteries, and strong female protagonists can follow along on Instagram as the tour unfolds.
📍 Follow the conversation via:
@DonnaGowlandWrites | @Sapere.Books | @LoveBooksTours
✨ Coming very soon — a Gothic mystery steeped in literary history.
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