Laura Drake
Laura Drake is an American author of contemporary romance. In 2014, she won the Romance Writers of America's RITA Award for Best First Book for The Sweet Spot.
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 Laura Drake at the Romance Writers of America Literacy Signing, July 22, 2015, New York, NY | |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | American |
| Period | 2013 - present |
| Genre | Romance, contemporary |
| Notable works | The Sweet Spot |
| Notable awards | RITA Award – Best First Book 2014 The Sweet Spot |
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Biography
Drake grew up in the suburbs outside Detroit, Michigan. She sold her Sweet on a Cowboy series, romances set in the world of professional bull riding, to Grand Central in January 2012.[1] 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.[1] 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.[2]
Bibliography
Sweet on a Cowboy series
- The Sweet Spot. Grand Central. May 2013. ISBN 9781455521951.
- Nothing Sweeter. Grand Central. January 2014. ISBN 9781455521975.
- Sweet on You. Grand Central. August 2014. ISBN 9781455521937.
Awards and commendation
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-01-18. Retrieved 2015-05-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- http://lauradrakebooks.com/bio/
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-01-09. Retrieved 2015-05-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- http://www.fictiondb.com/author/laura-drake~book-awards~95731.htm
External links
- Author's website
- Author's blog
- Official publisher page at Harlequin
- Official publisher page at Hachette
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