Suzanne Forster

New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Suzanne Forster is living proof of Shakespeare’s maxim that the uses of adversity are sweet. Suzanne’s writing career began by accident. Literally. A car accident ended her dreams for a career in clinical psychology. During her recovery, she began writing to fill the hours, and before she was well enough to return to graduate school, she’d sold her first book and launched a new career.

Since then Suzanne has written more than thirty novels and been the recipient of countless awards, including The National Readers’ Choice Award for Shameless, her mainstream debut. She’s received recognition for outstanding sales from Waldenbooks and Bookrak, and her recent novel, Unfinished Business, was made into a movie for the Oxygen Network.

Suzanne has a Master’s Degree in Writing Popular Fiction, and she teaches and lectures frequently. Her seminars on Women's Contemporary Fiction at UCLA and UC Riverside were rated outstanding, and her most requested workshop, "The High-Concept Synopsis," is based on personal experience. Her breakout novel, Shameless, sold on a synopsis that triggered a bidding war and garnered her a six-figure contract.

Suzanne has received considerable media attention, including a feature segment on Extra, NBC's news and entertainment magazine, and an Emmy Award–winning "Special Report" on CBS Channel 23 News. Her many print appearances include the L.A. Times, the Philadelphia Inquirer, Redbook and Orange Coast Magazine

On the Web

• Website [1]

Awards

• 2001 RT Reviewers Choice Award Winner - Romantic Intrigue, Angel Face
• 1993 RT Reviewers Choice Award Winner - Series Romantic Adventure, Child Bride
• 1990 RT Reviewers Choice Award Winner - Bantam Loveswept, The Devil And Ms. Moody
• 1990 RT Reviewers Choice Award Winner - Series W.I.S.H. Hero, The Devil And Ms. Moody

Recognitions

• 1989 Golden Medallion Finalist - Short Contemporary Romance, Island Heat
• 1987 Golden Medallion Finalist - Short Contemporary Romance, Hot Properties

Awards (body of work)

• 1996 RT Career Achievement Award Winner - Contemporary Romantic Suspense
• 1990-91 RT Career Achievement Award Winner - Series Sensual Romance

Recognitions (body of work)

• 1996 Romance Readers Anonymous Award Nominee - Best Contemporary Author