Laura Drake is an American author of
contemporary romance
Contemporary romance is a subgenre of Contemporary literature, contemporary and romance novels. This era of romance novels that were published after 1945 and the World War II, Second World War. Contemporary romance is generally Setting (narrative) ...
. In 2014, she won the
Romance Writers of America
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's
RITA Award
The RITA Award, presented by the Romance Writers of America (RWA) from 1990 to 2019, was the most prominent award for English-language romance fiction. It was named for the RWA's first president, Rita Clay Estrada. After not being awarded in 202 ...
for Best First Book for ''The Sweet Spot''.
Biography
Drake grew up in the suburbs outside
Detroit, Michigan
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. She sold her Sweet on a Cowboy series, romances set in the world of professional bull riding, to Grand Central in January 2012.
Before the first book in that series was published, she went on to sell a Harlequin SuperRomance in June 2012 and three more in March 2013.
Her debut novel, ''The Sweet Spot'', was released in the summer of 2013 and won a RITA for Best First Book.
Drake worked as a CFO until leaving to work full-time on her writing.
Bibliography
Sweet on a Cowboy series
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Widow's Grove series
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Awards and commendation
* Romance Writers of America RITA Award for Best First Book for ''The Sweet Spot'', 2014
* Starred review in ''Library Journal'', as well as Top Picks in ''RT Book Reviews''
References
External links
Author's websiteAuthor's blogOfficial publisher page at Hachette
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Living people
21st-century American novelists
American women novelists
American romantic fiction writers
RITA Award winners
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century American women writers
American women romantic fiction writers