Her novels tend to include potty humor, bodily functions, and bad words. Eventually, her significant other finally told her to do what she wanted to do and she began working on her original work. In her teens, she wrote boy band fanfiction (there’s still a website up somewhere on the internet with those masterpieces), and in her early twenties, she picked it back up again with Sookie Stackhouse and Twilight. Luckily, she stuck to stories about princesses and princes for a while. She probably shouldn’t admit that she started sneaking romance novels from her aunt’s bookshelves way before she was old enough to even understand what it meant when a man flipped up a woman’s skirt… don’t tell her mom. More about Mariana Zapata: Mariana Zapata began writing love stories soon after she learned how to spell.

Vanessa also juggles her military hubby, mothering a teen, and speaking at women's events. She is a member of Romance Writers of America, Specialty RWA Chapters: The Beaumonde, and the Georgia Chapters, as well as the Historical Novel Society. More about Vanessa Riley: Fascinated by the Regency and early Victorian eras, Vanessa Riley made time for renaissance fairs, and period novels and films while obtaining her Ph.D in mechanical engineering from Stanford University. She’s also a full time mom to three diminutive adults, wife, daughter, knitter, crocheter, sewer, general crafter, and thought ninja.

She used to spend her days writing federal grant proposals as a biomedical researcher, but now she just writes books. More about Penny Reid: Penny Reid is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today Best Selling Author of the Winston Brothers, Knitting in the City, Rugby, and Hypothesis series.

Later this year, Netflix will premiere Bridgerton, based on her popular series of novels about bout the Bridgerton family. The #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than two dozen novels for Avon Books, she is a graduate of Harvard and Radcliffe Colleges and lives in the Pacific Northwest with her family. More about Julia Quinn: Julia Quinn started writing her first book one month after finishing college and has been tapping away at her keyboard ever since. We’re kindling the slow burn of anticipation for Bookstore Romance Day! Books in Common is delighted to welcome New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn to chat all things Happily Ever After with fellow writers Penny Reid, Vanessa Riley, and Mariana Zapata.

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