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Meet Sherry

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Sherry Thomas burst onto the scene with PRIVATE ARRANGEMENTS, a Publisher Weekly Best Book of 2008. Her sophomore book, DELICIOUS, is a Library Journal Best Romance of 2008. Lisa Kleypas calls her "the most powerfully original historical romance author working today." In addition to enthusiastic endorsements from trade publications and New York Times bestselling authors, her books have also received stellar reviews from many of the most highly trafficked romance review websites and blogs.

Her story is all the more interesting given that English is Sherry's second language—she has come a long way from the days when she made her laborious way through Rosemary Roger's SWEET SAVAGE LOVE with an English-Chinese dictionary. She enjoys digging down to the emotional core of stories. And when she is not writing, she thinks about the zen and zaniness of her profession, plays computer games with her sons, and reads as many fabulous books as she can find.

Sherry is available to speak to writers groups on the intimate particulars of craft as well as the ins and outs of publishing.

Author photo by the lovely and talented Jennifer Sparks Harriman at Sparks Studio.

Sherry in Person

April 28--May 2, 2010 » Romantic Times BookLovers Convention in Columbus, Ohio.

Saturday May 15, 2010 » 2:00-3:30pm Round Rock Public Library Book Signing Party. Click here for map.

Saturday, June 12, 2010 » 10:30am-12:00pm West Houston RWA monthly meeting.

Wednesday, July 28, 2010 » 5:30-7:30pm Readers for Life Literacy Autographing at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort in Orlando, Florida.

Saturday, August 28, 2010 » 9:30-11:30pm Dallas Area Romance Authors monthly meeting.

October 22-23, 2010 » Put Your Heart in a Book Conference, Iselin, New Jersey.

FAQ

What is Sherry currently working on?

Sep 28, 2009: Sherry will soon be deep in revisions for HIS AT NIGHT. After which she is expected to propose a trilogy of sorts, which will be quite a feat for her. While she thinks herself pretty adept at linking books sideways and after the fact--HIS AT NIGHT is a quasi-sequel to PRIVATE ARRANGEMENTS, for example--to connect a bunch of books before a word has been written quite daunts her. The best idea she has for a set of connected books so far is--drum roll, please--The Gilded Age Heiress Club. But as always, with Sherry's projects, even she doesn't know what she'll get till she's done. :-)

When is Sherry's next book coming out?

HIS AT NIGHT will be released on May 25, 2010.

Who is Sherry's editor?

The incomparable and saintly Caitlin Alexander of Bantam Books.

Who is Sherry's agent?

The brilliant Kristin Nelson of Nelson Literary Agency. If you are a writer, you should read her blog.

Who designs and maintains this beautiful website?

This website is designed and coded by Frauke Spanuth of Croco Designs. Sherry does the upkeep herself. Mistakes and broken links should be brought to her attention.

Did Sherry mean to set up Michael's story by having Leo calling on Verity at the end of NOT QUITE A HUSBAND?

Sherry would like to write Michael's story at some point, but as she has no idea what his story is yet, that was not her intention at all.

In fact, her only intention for the inclusion of the visit was to set up the scene that followed, one of the most critical scenes in the entire book, in her opinion, the one with Bryony and Leo in their old house, facing all their old demons. It was no doubt due to time pressure and lack of sleep, but at that time, having Leo be somewhere in the neighborhood on unrelated business seemed the best way to bring it about. :-)

And here are some interviews in which Sherry was asked real questions. :-)

Elsewhere Sherry

Sherry occasionally guest-blogs at fine and worthy romance blogs around theses internets. Here is a compendium of her guest posts.