Born in 1970, Santa Montefiore (née Palmer-Tomkinson) is the daughter of Charles Palmer-Tomkinson, formerly High Sheriff of Hampshire, and Patricia Palmer-Tomkinson (née Dawson), of Anglo-Argentine background. She grew up on a farm in Hampshire and was educated at Sherborne School for Girls. Santa Montefiore has always wanted to be a writer. Before publishing books, she…
Written by American author Robyn Carr (Virgin River, Thunder Point), The Sullivan’s Crossing series takes us at a place called Sullivan’s Crossing, located at the crossroads of the Colorado and Continental Divide Trails, where campers, and hikers, bikers, rock climbers, fishermen, and nature lovers refuel, refresh and recharge. Strangers warm by the fire of a…
Created by Gail Carriger–the pen name of American archaeologist and author Tofa Borregaard–the Parasol Protectorate series is the heart of a large literary universe composed of multiple series of steampunk paranormal romance stories. The Parasol Protectorate series is first about a young woman with no soul named Alexia Tarabotti who ends up dealing with the…
A former journalist who worked for all the national newspapers, Nancy Revell also wrote inspirational true-life stories for woman’s magazines. Now she’s still writing about women, but ones that are from the past. The Shipyard Girls series is set in the North-East of England during World War II and follows the women who go to…
British author Lisa Jewell used to work in fashion retail. But after being made redundant, she’d accepted a challenge from her friend that leads her to write the first three chapters of what would become her first novel, Ralph’s Party. Since then, she wrote a sequel to Ralph’s Party, but also a lot of standalone…
Elin Hilderbrand, often hailed as the Queen of ‘beach novels,’ is an American author primarily known for her captivating romance novels set in the picturesque backdrop of Nantucket Island. Her literary world is a sun-kissed realm of love, family, and secrets, where the ocean’s whisper complements the depth of her characters. Elin’s intimate connection with…
V.C. Andrews was an American writer best known for her best-selling book Flowers in the Attic. Her novels were popular enough that after she died in 1986, her estate hired a ghostwriter, Andrew Neiderman, to continue writing novels under her name. Now, Virginia Andrews’s name is considered a valuable commercial asset, and Andrew Neiderman has…
Written by P.C. Cast and her daughter Kristin Cast, House of Night is a series of young adult fantasy novels following the adventures of a teenager who must be trained to become a Vampyre. More precisely, the story is about a sixteen-year-old girl named Zoey Redbird who has just become what is called a ‘fledgling…
First published as a serial in the newspaper The Scotsman, the 44 Scotland Street series is written by Alexander McCall Smith (the author of The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency) and is about the eccentric residents and neighbors of 44 Scotland Street in the city of Edinburgh. Not unlike Tales of the City, this is…
Coming from Scotland, Jenny Colgan is a writer of romantic comedy fiction and science fiction. In fact, she has written Doctor Who novels (under the names Jenny T. Colgan and J. T. Colgan). She published her first novel, the romantic comedy Amanda’s Wedding, in 2000, after working in the health service, but also as a…
Written by V.C. Andrews, the Dollanganger series (aka the Flowers in the Attic series) is a gothic horror and family saga spinning a tale of dreadful secrets and dark, forbidden passions. The first book in the series, Flower in the Attic, is a worldwide best-seller that has been adapted twice for television. V.C. Andrews died…
The Buchanan-Renard series is a mystery/romance series coming from prolific and popular American writer Julie Garwood. Resolving around a cast of characters, from the members of the crime-fighting Buchanan family to hacker Alison Trent, crime reporter Sophie Rose, and more, the stories are about mysteries and romances. How to read the Buchanan-Renard Series in Order?…
