About
Lizzie Jenks is a Romance Writers of America Diamond Heart finalist who writes gritty, steamy historical romances that are set in early America. They are full of adrenaline and adventure in addition to breathless emotion.
In her twenties, she fell in love with the Daniel Day-Lewis version of Last of the Mohicans and never looked back. To take up residence in that time period, she spent years in graduate school earning her PhD in history. Along the way, she spent countless nights devouring books like Outlander and Into the Wilderness, which inspired her to dive headfirst into writing heart-rending love stories of that era.
She writes historical romance for modern readers, with characters that represent the real makeup of American society, with all its grit, flaws, and possibilities. Her stories bring to life the passionate, death-defying adventures that early America served up on a daily basis. And she writes romances about strong women and tenacious men learning to love themselves and each other.
When she is not writing, reading, or teaching, you can find her running long distances, attempting to counteract the effects of all that sitting in front of a computer. She lives in beautiful upstate New York with her own romance hero, and they are devoted to their rescue mutts who run the household and bring unending joy.
The best way to connect with Lizzie is to join her Readers’ List. She is on social media, but she is also an absent-minded professor who forgets to check notifications for months on end.
Books and Stories by Lizzie Jenks
Awards Lizzie Jenks’s Books Have Earned
- Romance Writers of America Diamond Heart, finalist (Devil in Our Hearts)
- Holt Medallion, finalist (Passion’s Duty)
- New York Book Festival (Passion’s Duty)
- Global Book Award Gold Medal (Devil in Our Hearts)
- Global Book Award Silver Medal (Passion’s Duty)
- IAN Book of the Year Awards, finalist (Devil in Our Hearts)
- Outstanding Creator Awards (Passion’s Duty)
- Chatelaine Award for Romance Fiction, finalist (Devil in Our Hearts)
- NJRomance Writers’ Golden Leaf Award (Devil in Our Hearts)
- Maggie Awards, finalist (Devil in Our Hearts, Passion’s Duty)
- Pencraft Awards Best Book Winner (Passion’s Duty)
- RWA/NYC Golden Apple Contest, finalist (Passion’s Return)
- International Impact Book Award (Devil in Our Hearts)
- American Fiction Award, winner (Passion’s Return)
- American Fiction Award, finalist (Passion’s Duty)