Tiffany Reisz is an American author. She is best known for the ''Original Sinners'' series of erotica and she has won the

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and a Lambda Literary Award. Reisz is best known for writing the ''Original Sinners'' series, published by

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imprint

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. Called "smart smut" by

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and "

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for adults" by Salon, Reisz's work is known for its witty depictions of

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and heavy use of religious imagery and themes. In 2014, ''

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'' championed Reisz for her diverse characters. Reisz is Catholic and attended

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and

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. She lives in

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with her husband, novelist

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Publications

''The Original Sinners'' series

The ''Original Sinners'' series comprises nine full-length, erotica novels: * ''The Siren'' * ''The Angel'' * ''The Prince'' * ''The Mistress'' * ''The Saint'' -

winner for

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* ''The King'' -

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winner (

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category) * ''The Virgin'' * ''The Queen'' * ''The Priest'' The series also includes 14 stand-alone, "series adjacent"

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s; a prequel; and four collection

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, including RITA Award finalist ''Picture Perfect Cowboy''.

Additional works

Other works by Reisz include: * ''The Godwicks''

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series ** ''The Red'' - An NPR Best Book of the Year ** ''The Rose'' ** ''The Pearl'' ** ''The Beguiling of Merlin'' * The ''Men at Work'' series, published by Harlequin Blaze ** ''Her Halloween Treat'' ** ''Her Naughty Holiday'' ** ''Ian's Forbidden Dream Girl'' ** ''One Hot December'' ''- Romance Times'' Reviewers' Choice Award for Best Series Romance * Two erotica novellas published as part of the

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Red Hot Reads project ** ''Misbehaving'' ** ''Seize the Night'' * Four

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stand-alone romance novels ** ''The Bourbon Thief'' ** ''The Headmaster'' - RITA Award finalist for

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** ''The Lucky Ones'' ** ''The Night Mark'' - RITA Award finalist for mainstream fiction with a central romance

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Reisz, Tiffany Living people Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American women writers 21st-century American novelists American women novelists American erotica writers Writers from Kentucky