If you had told me this time last year that I would be rhapsodizing about romance novels I would have laughed in your face. But how could I have predicted what 2020 would bring?
Posts tagged as “Romance novels”
Meredith Wild ‘04 is a tech entrepreneur-turned-romance-author who is also the CEO of her own imprint, Waterhouse Press. At Smith, she majored in English Language and Literature, and is anticipating the release of her newest book, “Blood of Zeus,” (co-written with Angel Payne) in August 2020. She has been on multiple bestsellers lists, including USA Today and the New York Times.
How does one begin to describe the awesomeness that is Sarah Maclean? She’s the bestselling author of more than a dozen delightfully written historical romances, one half of the fabulous duo behind the “Fated Mates” podcast, romance columnist for the Washington Post and probably the fiercest advocate for the romance genre you’ll ever come across. Oh, and did we mention she’s a Smithie?
Karelia Stetz-Waters ‘99J, a former Duckett resident and current community college professor, is a romance writer who writes happy endings for women in love. She balances her full-time job with her writing career and works to spread awareness of “cliteracy,” with the goal of using her writing as a way to teach people about female sexual pleasure...
Sylvie Fox ‘93 is a USA Today Bestselling author of “smart fiction for smart women.” Known for writing sexy contemporary romance and legal thrillers, Fox is a Smith alum worth knowing about. Since her time at Smith she’s lived in Brooklyn, Cleveland, Budapest, and Los Angeles practicing law, writing for various small newspapers, and writing her own fiction. Her work includes the L.A. Nights series, the Casey Cort Series (under the pen name Aime Austin), The Good Enough Husband, The Secret Widow, and many others. I was able to catch up with her to discuss her time at Smith, her writing career, and how these two experiences intersect.
Shannon O’Brien, a member of Smith class of 2013 who majored in theatre, published her debut book “Sing Me Home” in the fall of 2016. After her graduation, Shannon O’Brien pursued her theatre career while practicing writing as a hobby. The book “Sing Me Home,” a lesbian romance novel, sets the story background in a New England women’s college. Shannon O’Brien shared with The Sophian her inspirations, behind-the-scene stories of the book, and advice for Smithies who also want to write in the future.