Heading towards the south of France, in the Cité des Gones, where a large number of New Romance enthusiasts gathered from November 1 to 3, 2024 for the 8th edition of the New Romance Festival (FNR), orchestrated by Hugo Publishing.
Many authors also honored the event with their presence to meet their readers and sign their works. Among them, Azra Reed, creator of the series Valentina (Hugo Roman), Laura S. Wild, awarded in 2016 for My Escort Love with the Prize for Best French Novel at the FNR, or even CS Quill, to whom we owe the series Campus (Hugo Poche), winner twice for volume 1 in 2021, and volume 4 in 2023.
This year, the prize for best French New Romance, awarded by public vote, went to Anita Rigins for her novel The Liars' Gamewhich makes her the 2024 winner.
Between Reyes and Morgane, who will be the most dangerous? Morgane Haman is not afraid of monsters. As Boston's deputy city attorney, she faces darkness every day. And she's doing pretty well. Until a case gives him a hard time. She must bring down the heir to the Boston underworld: Reyes Morello. Dark and dangerous, he is a player and above all a liar who will not hesitate to counter-attack to win the game between them.
They will then confront each other and risk their lives, forgetting that certain lies end up killing people. And above all, by discovering that the heart is a very bad liar. Discover Anita Riggins' new romance, The Liars' Game, a spin-off of the essential Cheaters' Game.
– Editor's Summary The Liars' Game, d’Anita Rigins
The young author, trained in law, wrote fictionalized stories on Wattpad in the evenings, where she quickly gained popularity before being published. The Liars' Gameone of its latest publications, and has already reached 24,300 copies sold, according to Edistat.
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In the same vein, she published another title, The Cheaters Gamelocated in the same universe, which is also very successful with a total of 101,718 copies sold, pocket and paperback formats combined.
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By Louella Boulland
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