Molly O'Keefe

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Molly O'Keefe
Occupation Novelist
Nationality America
Period2001–present
Genre Romance, contemporary
Notable worksCrazy Thing Called Love
Notable awardsRITA award – Best Contemporary Romance
2014 Crazy Thing Called Love
RITA award – Best Romance Novella
2010 "The Christmas Eve Promise
Website
www.molly-okeefe.com

Molly O'Keefe is an American author of contemporary romance. She is a two-time winner of Romance Writers of America's RITA Award for Best Contemporary Romance for Crazy Thing Called Love in 2014, and for Best Romance Novella for "The Christmas Eve Promise" in 2010.

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Suicide Squad promotion and author reaction

Molly O'Keefe received notice in 2016 when one of their books, Between the Sheets, was featured in the second trailer and the ending scene of the 2016 film Suicide Squad, [1] being read by the character Harley Quinn. On August 26, 2016, O'Keefe published an article on Bustle.com, revealing that she had nothing to do with her book appearing in the film, saying that:

"the insulting and ridiculous stereotype of the passive, unhappy, unsatisfied woman who reads romance novels (which has always been bullshit) is utterly obliterated as Harley Quinn sips her tea and turns a page."

Biography

O'Keefe is from a small town outside of Chicago and attended university in St. Louis. She currently lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada with her husband and two children. [2]

Bibliography

Alatore

  1. His Wife for One Night. Harlequin. February 2011 [2011]. ISBN   9780373716883.
  2. Unexpected Family. Harlequin. June 2012 [2012]. ISBN   9780373717835.

Boys of Bishop

  1. Wild Child. Bantam. October 2013 [2013]. ISBN   9780345533715.
  2. Never Been Kissed . Bantam. July 2014 [2014]. ISBN   9780345549013.
  3. Between the Sheets. Bantam. July 2014 [2014]. ISBN   9780345549037.
  4. Indecent Proposal. Bantam. September 2014 [2014]. ISBN   9780345549051.

Crooked Creek Ranch

1. Can't Buy Me Love. Bantam. June 2012 [2012]. ISBN   9780440423072.
2. Can't Hurry Love. Bantam. July 2012 [2012]. ISBN   9780345525611.
2.5 All I Want for Christmas Is You. Loveswept. November 2013 [2013]. ISBN   9780345542441.
3. Crazy Thing Called Love. Bantam. January 2013 [2013]. ISBN   9780345533692.

Into The Wild

  1. Seduced. Self. May 2014 [2014]. ISBN   9781507776353.
  2. Tempted. Self. July 2015. ASIN   B00XI2OXLE.

The Mitchells of Riverview Inn

  1. Baby Makes Three. Harlequin. December 2007 [2007]. ISBN   9780373714605.
  2. A Man Worth Keeping . Harlequin. April 2008 [2008]. ISBN   9780373714865.
  3. Worth Fighting For. Harlequin. August 2008 [2008]. ISBN   9780373715107.

The Notorious O'Neills

  1. The Temptation of Savannah O'Neill. Harlequin. August 2010 [2010]. ISBN   9780373716517.
  2. Tyler O'Neill's Redemption . Harlequin. September 2010 [2010]. ISBN   9780373716579.
  3. The Scandal and Carter O'Neill. Harlequin. October 2010 [2010]. ISBN   9780373716630.

Everything I Left Unsaid

  1. Everything I Left Unsaid. Random House Publishing Group. October 2015. ISBN   9781101884492.
  2. The Truth About Him. Random House. November 2015. ISBN   9781101884515.

Stand-alone works

Awards and reception

She has also received starred reviews in Publishers Weekly and Booklist, as well as Top Picks in RT Book Reviews. [7] Kirkus Reviews calls O'Keefe "...a master of explaining—and selling—character motivations.". [8] NPR named Crazy Thing Called Love one of the best Love Story books of 2013. [9]

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