Sherri Browning Erwin (born October 8, 1968) is an American

novelist A novelist is an author or writer of novels, though often novelists also write in other genres of both fiction and non-fiction. Some novelists are professional novelists, thus make a living wage, living writing novels and other fiction, while othe ...

, best known for literary mash-ups,

paranormal romance Paranormal romance is a subgenre of both romantic fiction and speculative fiction. Paranormal romance focuses on romantic love and includes elements beyond the range of scientific explanation, blending together themes from the speculative fiction ...

, and

historical romance Historical romance is a broad category of mass-market fiction focusing on romantic relationships in historical periods, which Walter Scott helped popularize in the early 19th century. Varieties Viking These books feature Vikings during the D ...

Biography

Sherri Browning Erwin was born on October 8, 1968, in

Holyoke, Massachusetts Holyoke is a city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States, that lies between the western bank of the Connecticut River and the Mount Tom Range. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 38,238. Located north of Springfield ...

. She graduated from

Mount Holyoke College Mount Holyoke College is a private liberal arts women's college in South Hadley, Massachusetts. It is the oldest member of the historic Seven Sisters colleges, a group of elite historically women's colleges in the Northeastern United State ...

in 1990 with a

B.A. Bachelor of arts (BA or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts degree course is generally completed in three or four ye ...

English literature English literature is literature written in the English language from United Kingdom, its crown dependencies, the Republic of Ireland, the United States, and the countries of the former British Empire. ''The Encyclopaedia Britannica'' defines E ...

. In 1999, her first book, ''The Scoundrel's Vow'', was published by

Dell Books Dell Publishing Company, Inc. is an American publisher of books, magazines and comic books, that was founded in 1921 by George T. Delacorte Jr. with $10,000 (approx. $145,000 in 2021), two employees and one magazine title, ''I Confess'', and s ...

. She currently lives in

Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its cap ...

with her husband and two children. In 2010, she released ''Jane Slayre'', a mash-up

parody A parody, also known as a spoof, a satire, a send-up, a take-off, a lampoon, a play on (something), or a caricature, is a creative work designed to imitate, comment on, and/or mock its subject by means of satiric or ironic imitation. Often its su ...

of Charlotte Brontë's

Jane Eyre ''Jane Eyre'' ( ; originally published as ''Jane Eyre: An Autobiography'') is a novel by the English writer Charlotte Brontë. It was published under her pen name "Currer Bell" on 19 October 1847 by Smith, Elder & Co. of London. The firs ...

which added

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, and other such

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elements to the original story. The book was released during the literary mash-up trend started by Seth Grahame-Smith's hit

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies ''Pride and Prejudice and Zombies'' is a 2009 parody novel by Seth Grahame-Smith. It is a mashup combining Jane Austen's classic 1813 novel ''Pride and Prejudice'' with elements of modern zombie fiction, crediting Austen as co-author. It was fi ...

, and was cited by reviewers as a positive example of the trend. ''Jane Slayre'' was generally well-received, and received a follow-up, '' Grave Expectations'', a year later. In 2014, she began the ''Thornbrook Park'' series, a historical romance trilogy set in the post-

Edwardian era The Edwardian era or Edwardian period of British history spanned the reign of King Edward VII, 1901 to 1910 and is sometimes extended to the start of the First World War. The death of Queen Victoria in January 1901 marked the end of the Victori ...

. The final novel in the series, ''The Great Estate'', was released in July 2015.

Published works

Novels

*''The Scoundrel's Vow'' (1999/Aug) (Dell) *''Once Wicked'' (2000/July) (Dell) *''To Hell with Love'' (2007/Apr) ( Kensington) *''Naughty or Nice'' (2008/Oct) (Kensington) *''Jane Slayre'' (2010/Apr) (

Gallery Gallery or The Gallery may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * Art gallery ** Contemporary art gallery Music * Gallery (band), an American soft rock band of the 1970s Albums * ''Gallery'' (Elaiza album), 2014 album * ''Gallery'' (G ...

) *''Grave Expectations'' (2011/Aug) (Gallery) *''Thornbrook Park'' (2014/June) (

Sourcebooks Sourcebooks, Inc., is an independent book publisher located in Naperville, Illinois. The company publishes books, ebooks, and digital products, and is one of the 20 largest publishers in the United States. History The company was founded in 1 ...

) *''An Affair Downstairs'' (2015/Jan) (Sourcebooks) *''The Great Estate'' (2015/July) (Sourcebooks)

Anthology work

*"Fade to Black" - part of ''The Mammoth Book of Vampire Romance'' (2009/June) (

Running Press Running Press is an American publishing company and member of the Perseus Books Group. The publisher's offices are located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with many of the corporate functions taking place in Perseus' New York City headquarters. It ...

) *"Mr. Sandman" - part of ''The Mammoth Book of Paranormal Romance 2'' (2009/June) (Running Press) *Foreword, ''FEAR: A Modern Anthology of Horror and Terror Volume 2'' (2012/Sep)

E-books

*''Once Wicked'' (2014/March) (Self-published rerelease) *''The Scoundrel's Vow (2014/May) (Self-published rerelease)''

External links

*http://www.sherribrowningerwin.com *http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/288167.Sherri_Browning_Erwin

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Erwin, Sherri Browning 1968 births 21st-century American novelists American women novelists Living people 21st-century American women writers Writers from Holyoke, Massachusetts Mount Holyoke College alumni