Sylvia Day

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Sylvia Day
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Sylvia Day at the California Dreamin' Writers Conference in March 2015
BornSylvia June Day
(1973-03-11) March 11, 1973 (age 52)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Pen nameS. J. Day, Livia Dare
OccupationWriter
Nationality Japanese American
Period2004–present
Genre Romance, Thriller, Fantasy, Paranormal, Historical, Speculative fiction, Urban fantasy
Notable worksBared to You, Reflected in You, Seven Years to Sin, Afterburn / Aftershock
Website
www.sylviaday.com

Sylvia June Day (born March 11, 1973) is a Japanese American writer. She also writes under the pseudonyms S.J. Day and Livia Dare. She is a number one bestselling author in 29 countries. [1]

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Career

Day writes genre fiction and literary commentary. She has also published under the pseudonyms S. J. Day and Livia Dare.

She is the co-founder of Passionate Ink, a special interest chapter of Romance Writers of America (RWA), [2] and served on RWA's Board of Directors from 2009-13. She was the 22nd President of RWA. [3] Day has served on the Authors Guild Council and Authors Guild Foundation Board of Directors since 2016. [4]

She presents workshops for writing groups and has been a speaker at events such as the RT Booklovers Convention, Romance Writers of America's National Convention, and Comic-Con. [5]

In March 2013, Harlequin Enterprises and Hearst Corporation announced [6] the signing of Day to a seven-figure contract to write two novellas to launch "Cosmo Red Hot Reads from Harlequin," a new collaboration between the publisher and communications giant.

In June 2013, Penguin USA agreed on an eight-figure deal for two more "Crossfire" books, with Penguin UK acquiring UK and Commonwealth rights for an additional seven-figures. [7]

In January 2014, Macmillan's St. Martin's Press announced a two-book, eight-figure agreement with Day for a new "Blacklist" series. [8] Penguin UK acquired UK and Commonwealth rights to the series [9] for an additional seven-figures. [10]

In April 2019, Amazon Publishing announced a deal for a new novella from Day for seven figures. [11]

Crossfire

Day's Crossfire series has 13 million English-language copies in print and international rights licensed in over 40 territories as of January 2014. [12]

Bared to You was #62 on the Amazon.com's list of top 10 best-selling books of 2012, [13] #5 on iTunes' Top Ten Books of the Year, [14] and #7 on Bookscan's Top 10 Print Book Sales of 2012 – Adult Fiction. [15] Bared to You spent forty-five weeks on The New York Times trade paperback bestseller list and sixty-seven weeks on the USA Today bestseller list. [16]

The Crossfire series was acquired by Lionsgate Television Group for television adaptation, [17] but Day declined a third renewal of the option and the rights reverted to her. The rights were optioned a second time and reverted again. The series is presently in development with a third, as-yet-unnamed studio. [18]

Honors

Industry

Appreciation

The RITA Award ®

Bookseller/Librarian

Reader

Writer

Reviewer

Publisher

Pre-Published

Bibliography

Novels

Novellas

Series/Related Titles

Alluring Tales

  • "A Familiar Kind of Magic" in Alluring Tales: Awaken the Fantasy (2007)
  • "That Old Black Magic" in Alluring Tales: Hot Holiday Nights (2008)
  • "Black Magic Woman" in Spellbound (2013)

Carnal Thirst

  • Misled (2005)
  • Kiss of the Night (2005)
  • Declassified: Dark Kisses (2006)
  • Carnal Thirst (2012)

Cosmo Red Hot Reads from Harlequin

  • Afterburn (2013)
  • Aftershock (2014)
  • Afterburn/Aftershock (2014)

Crossfire

  • Bared to You (2012)
  • Reflected in You (2012)
  • Entwined with You (2013)
  • Captivated by You (2014)
  • One with You (2016)

Crossroads

  • Ireland (2025)
  • Illusive (2025)

Dream Guardians

  • Pleasures of the Night (2007)
  • Heat of the Night (2008)

Georgian Series

  • Ask For It (2006)
  • Passion for the Game (2007)
  • A Passion for Him (2007)
  • Don't Tempt Me (2008)

Marked Series (w/a S. J. Day)

  • Eve of Darkness (2009)
  • Eve of Destruction (2009)
  • Eve of Chaos (2009)
  • Eve of Sin City (2010)
  • Eve of Warfare (2010) in The Mammoth Book of Paranormal Romance 2 (2010)
  • Marked (2013)

Renegade Angels

  • A Dark Kiss of Rapture (2011)
  • A Touch of Crimson (2011)
  • A Caress of Wings (2012)
  • A Hunger So Wild (2012)

Blacklist

  • So Close (2023)
  • Too Far (2023)
  • Blacklist: So Close & Too Far (2024)

Non-fiction

Screen Adaptations

Documentaries

Media

In April 2013, HeroesAndHeartbreakers.com [24] broke the news that Day's Crossfire series had been optioned for television adaptation. Lions Gate Entertainment secured the rights. [25] Kevin Beggs, President of the Lionsgate Television Group, confirmed the acquisition on August 5, 2013 in a press release. [26] Lionsgate TV Executive Vice President Chris Selak, who was to oversee development for the studio, said, "The Crossfire series is an incredible property and it is a thrill to bring it to Lionsgate. Sylvia has created an enduring, sexy and edgy story, and we're looking forward to working with her to create a show that both excites and connects with audiences as her books have done." However, Day declined a third renewal of the option and the rights reverted to her. The rights were optioned a second time and reverted again. The series is presently in development with a third, as-yet-unnamed studio. [27]

In June 2017, startup streaming entertainment company Passionflix began production of Day's Afterburn/Aftershock film adaptation. Principal photography concluded on July 29, 2017. The film debuted in November 2017. [28]

Beyond Words: Sylvia Day, a documentary covering the world tour supporting the release of Day’s One with You, was released on October 9, 2018. [29]

In July 2020, Day – with Lee Child, John Grisham, C. J. Lyons, Douglas Preston, Jim Rasenberger, T. J. Stiles, R L Stine, Monique Truong, Scott Turow, Nicholas Weinstock, and Stuart Woods, along with Amazon Publishing and Penguin Random House LLC – filed a lawsuit against book piracy entity KISS Library in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington [30] for selling pirated copies of their literary works. In December 2021, the court ruled in favor of the plaintiffs with a $7.8 Million dollar default judgement. [31]

In September 2023, Day – along with David Baldacci, Mary Bly, Michael Connelly, Jonathan Franzen, John Grisham, Elin Hilderbrand, Christina Baker Kline, Maya Shanbhag Lang, Victor LaValle, George R.R. Martin, Jodi Picoult, Douglas Preston, Roxana Robinson, George Saunders, Scott Turow, Rachel Vail, and The Authors Guild – filed a lawsuit against OpenAI for "flagrant and harmful infringements of Plaintiffs’ registered copyrights in written works of fiction." [32]

References

  1. ↑ "SylviaDay.com" . Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Passionate Ink Founders". Passionate Ink. Retrieved 2007-12-26.
  3. ↑ "About RWA: Board of Directors". Romance Writers of America. Archived from the original on 2012-09-17. Retrieved 2009-11-06.
  4. ↑ "Who We Are: Board of Directors". Authors Guild . Retrieved 2017-07-30.
  5. ↑ "Open Book Society". Open Book Society. 25 July 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "#1 New York Times Bestselling Author Sylvia Day inks seven-figure deal with Harlequin to launch Cosmo Red Hot Reads eBooks". PR NewsWire. March 12, 2013. Retrieved 2013-03-13.
  7. ↑ "Writer Sylvia Day secures 'eight-figure deal' for a pair of erotic novels". The Times . June 26, 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-26.
  8. ↑ "St. Martin's Press Acquires #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Sylvia Day". PR NewsWire. January 16, 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-26.
  9. ↑ "Penguin UK keeps hold of Sylvia Day". The Bookseller. January 14, 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-26.
  10. ↑ "Romance Novelist Wins Big Valentine". The New York Times . January 15, 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-26.
  11. ↑ "Montlake Romance to Publish International Bestselling Author Sylvia Day". Business Wire. April 29, 2019. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  12. ↑ "St. Martin's Press Acquires #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Sylvia Day". PR NewsWire. January 16, 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-26.
  13. ↑ "Amazon.com Announces Best-Selling Books of 2012". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
  14. ↑ "iTunes Top Ten Books of the Year Also Dominated by Erotic Romance". digitalbookworld.com. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
  15. ↑ "Nielsen Tops of 2012: Entertainment". Nielsen. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
  16. ↑ "Montlake Romance to Publish International Bestselling Author Sylvia Day". Business Wire. April 29, 2019. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  17. ↑ "Lionsgate Acquires Television Rights to the #1 New York Times Bestselling Series Crossfire by Award Winning Author Sylvia Day" (Press release). PR Newswire . Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  18. ↑ "Will there be a Crossfire® motion picture or television series?" . Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  19. ↑ "Media Kit: Awards & Honors". SylviaDay.com. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  20. ↑ "Book Reporter". BookReporter.com. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  21. ↑ "2007 RITA Awards Finalists". Bookreporter.com. March 26, 2007. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-08.
  22. ↑ "Amazon's Best Books of 2012: Romance". Amazon.com. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  23. ↑ "2007 EPPIE and QUASAR Finalists Announced". The Electron Files. January 10, 2007. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved 2007-12-26.
  24. ↑ Frampton, Megan. "Sylvia Day's Crossfire Series Optioned for Television!". HeroesAndHearbreakers.com. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  25. ↑ "FAQs - SylviaDay.com". sylviaday.com. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  26. ↑ "Lionsgate Acquires Television Rights to the #1 New York Times Bestselling Series Crossfire by Award Winning Author Sylvia Day" (Press release). PR Newswire. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  27. ↑ "Will there be a Crossfire® motion picture or television series?" . Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  28. ↑ "Afterburn/Aftershock (2017)". IMDB. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  29. ↑ "Beyond Words: Sylvia Day (2018)". IMDB. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  30. ↑ "Amazon, bestselling authors allege e-book piracy in lawsuit against online bookstore". The Seattle TImes. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  31. ↑ "Authors Win $7.8 Million Default Judgment in Global Piracy Lawsuit". Forbes. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  32. ↑ "George RR Martin and John Grisham among group of authors suing OpenAI". The Guardian. 20 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
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