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Author Bio

Short: USA Today bestselling author Melonie Johnson―aka #thewritinglush―enjoys sipping cocktails that start with the letter m. Declared a “writer to watch” by Kirkus and a “fizzy, engrossing new voice” by Entertainment Weekly, her smart funny contemporary romances include the romantic comedies Too Wrong to be Right and Too Good to Be Real, as well as her award-winning Sometimes in Love debut series Getting Hot with the Scot, Smitten by the Brit, and Once Upon a Bad Boy. Her stories have been featured in Cosmopolitan and Woman’s World, selected as Amazon Best Books of the month, and appeared on many most anticipated romance lists, including Goodreads, BuzzFeed, and BookBub. She lives in Chicagoland with her husband and their two redhead daughters. A former high school English and Theatre teacher, Melonie now spends her days in her Star Wars office, dreaming up meet cutes.

Long:  Star Wars junkie and Shakespeare groupie who quotes both Yoda and the Bard with equal aplomb, USA Today bestselling author Melonie Johnson–aka #thewritinglush–loves dark coffee, cheap wine, and expensive beer. And margaritas. And mimosas. And mules. Basically any cocktail that starts with the letter m. Declared a “writer to watch” by Kirkus and a “fizzy, engrossing new voice” by Entertainment Weekly, her smart funny contemporary romances are known for their witty banter and strong cast of female friendships; including the romantic comedies TOO WRONG TO BE RIGHT (named one of the top 10 Romances of 2023 by Booklist) and TOO GOOD TO BE REAL, as well as her award-winning Sometimes in Love debut series GETTING HOT WITH THE SCOT, SMITTEN BY THE BRIT, and ONCE UPON A BAD BOY. Her stories have been featured in Cosmopolitan and Woman’s World, selected as Amazon Best Books of the month, and appeared on many most anticipated romance lists, including BookPage, Goodreads, BuzzFeed, and BookBub. She lives in Chicagoland with her husband and their two redhead daughters. A former high school English and Theatre teacher, Melonie now spends her days in her Star Wars office, dreaming up meet cutes. Visit her at meloniejohnson.com and find her on Instagram and TikTok at @thewritinglush.

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Book List

Sometimes in Love series

Available in print (mass market pbk), digital, and audio

1 GETTING HOT WITH THE SCOT – April 2019

2 SMITTEN BY THE BRIT – May 2019

3 ONCE UPON A BAD BOY – June 2019

1.5 Coldcocked by Saint Nick a holiday novella – September 2020

(originally published in the Jingle Balls charity anthology) 

3.5 FALLING FOR A FRIEND – September 2022

(exclusively available in the DISSENT anthology, releasing September 6, 2022)

TOO GOOD TO BE REAL – July 2021

Available in print (trade pbk), digital, and audio

TWO NIGHTS TO BELIEVE a holiday companion story to Too Good to be Real – October 2021

(originally published in the Tinsel and Tatas charity anthology)

TOO WRONG TO BE RIGHT – February 2023

Available in print (trade pbk), digital, and audio

MILFS Just Wanna Have Fun series

1 – THAT’S WHAT SHE SHED – March 2022

(originally publlished in the A Season for Love Anthology)

2 – ALWAYS BE MY BABKA – October 2022

(part of the Holiday Heart-On charity anthology, releasing October 4, 2022)