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Laura Drake | |
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 Laura Drake at the Romance Writers of America Literacy Signing, July 22, 2015, New York, NY | |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | American |
| Period | 2013–present |
| Genre | Romance, contemporary |
| Notable works | The Sweet Spot |
| Notable awards | RITA Award – Best First Book 2014 The Sweet Spot |
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Laura Drake is an American author of contemporary romance. In 2014, she won the Romance Writers of America's RITA Award for Best First Book for The Sweet Spot.
Drake grew up in the suburbs outside Detroit, Michigan. She sold her Sweet on a Cowboy series, romances set in the world of professional bull riding, to Grand Central in January 2012. [1] Before the first book in that series was published, she went on to sell a Harlequin SuperRomance in June 2012 and three more in March 2013. [1] Her debut novel, The Sweet Spot, was released in the summer of 2013 and won a RITA for Best First Book.
Drake worked as a CFO until leaving to work full-time on her writing. [2]
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