Jamie McGuire (author)

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Jamie McGuire
Born (1978-11-06) November 6, 1978 (age 45)
Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
Education Northern Oklahoma College
University of Central Oklahoma
Autry Technology Center
OccupationWriter
Notable work Beautiful Disaster
Children3 [1]

Jamie McGuire (born November 6, 1978) is an American romance novelist from Oklahoma. She writes primarily in the new adult fiction genre, and became popular with the release of her novel Beautiful Disaster . Several of her books have been self-published.

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Biography

Jamie McGuire was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, [2] and raised in Blackwell, Oklahoma. [3] McGuire is a 1997 graduate of Blackwell High School. [4] [5] She received further education at Northern Oklahoma College, [5] the University of Central Oklahoma, and Autry Technology Center. [6] She holds an Associate Degree of Applied Science in radiography from Northern Oklahoma College. [3] Prior to becoming a full-time author she worked for many years as a radiographer. [5] [7] She previously lived in Enid, Oklahoma, [8] [9] and currently resides in Jenks, Oklahoma. [10] McGuire has two daughters [9] and a son. [1] In 2019 she went viral for her opposition to vaccinations. [1]

In 2020 she attempted a run as a Republican for the Oklahoma House of Representatives in house district 69, [11] [12] but was disqualified due to residency requirements. [10]

Self-publishing

McGuire self-published her first four novels, Providence, Requiem, Beautiful Disaster, and Eden. Due to the success of Beautiful Disaster as a New York Times best seller [1] she was offered a publishing contract with Atria Books [13] for the rights to Beautiful Disaster and its sequel, Walking Disaster. Atria Books also published Beautiful Oblivion, Red Hill, and A Beautiful Wedding. Many of her novels have ranked on the New York Times best seller list, including Walking Disaster which also ranked on the USA Today, and Wall Street Journal lists. [14]

In 2014 McGuire returned to self-publishing for her next novel, Happenstance, because she realized she would make a higher profit by keeping her own digital rights. [15] Since then, with the exception of From Here to You and All the Little Lights in 2018, most of her work has been self-published.

Bibliography

Providence

  1. Providence (2010, self-published; ISBN   9780615417172)
  2. Requiem (2011, self-published; ISBN   9781475258950)
  3. Eden (2012, self-published; ISBN   9781475145571)

Beautiful

  1. Beautiful Disaster (2011, self-published / 2012, Atria Books; ISBN   9781476712048)
  2. Walking Disaster (2013, Atria Books; ISBN   9781476712987)
  3. Almost Beautiful (2022, self-published; ISBN   9780997242010)

Maddox Brothers

  1. Beautiful Oblivion (2014, Atria Books; ISBN   9781476759586)
  2. Beautiful Redemption (2015, self-published; ISBN   9781502541857)
  3. Beautiful Sacrifice (2015, self-published; ISBN   9781511847506)
  4. Beautiful Burn (2016, self-published; ISBN   9781512284133)
  5. A Beautiful Funeral (2016, self-published; ISBN   9781534623576)

Red Hill

Happenstance

  1. Happenstance (2014, self-published; ISBN   9781505357608)
  2. Happenstance 2 (2014, self-published; ISBN   9781500852047)
  3. Happenstance 3 (2015, self-published; ISBN   9781505517767)

Crash and Burn

  1. From Here To You (2018, Forever Romance; ISBN   9781538730010)
  2. The Edge of Us (2019, self-published; ISBN   9781098574314)
  3. The Art of Dying (2023, self-published; ISBN   9780997242058)

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